What percentage of people rent in the Town of Smelser, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Smelser, WI, 2020–2024
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6.8% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Smelser, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 24 renting households against 331 that own their home.

In the Town of Smelser, the share of households that rent went from 13.2% in 2015–2019 to 6.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.8% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 24 (±11)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Smelser

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Smelser	Grant County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.8% (±3.3 points)	30.2% (±1.4 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	24 (±11)	6,025 (±305)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	331 (±71)	13,935 (±298)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$37,820 (±$3,183)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,944 (±$2,547)	$83,516 (±$2,427)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Smelser, the renter share is lower than in Grant County (30.2%).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin (32.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Grant County, the Town of Smelser ranks 51 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1463 of 1,848.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in the Town of Smelser has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	13.2% (±6.3 points)	6.8% (±3.3 points)	−6.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$725 (±$326)	$1,050 (±$309)	+44.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,143 (±$9,086)	$72,358 (±$2,194)	+16.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near the Town of Smelser

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Smelser
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Smelser	—	6.8% (±3.3 points)	—
Cuba City	3.7 mi	23.6% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Town of Platteville	4.7 mi	13.6% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Dickeyville	5.7 mi	32.1% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Town of Hazel Green	6.1 mi	13.2% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Platteville	6.2 mi	60.5% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Town of Benton	6.4 mi	12.2% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Paris (Grant County)	6.7 mi	8.5% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Elk Grove	6.7 mi	19.9% (±8.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cuba City, WI (23.6%), Town of Platteville, WI (13.6%), Dickeyville, WI (32.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
45	Town of Watterstown	9.1% (±7.2 points)
46	Town of Paris (Grant County)	8.5% (±5.4 points)
47	Town of Cassville	8.1% (±4.5 points)
48	Town of North Lancaster	8.0% (±5.0 points)
49	Town of Castle Rock	7.6% (±4.8 points)
50	Town of Woodman	7.5% (±8.4 points)
51	Town of Smelser	6.8% (±3.3 points)
52	Town of Millville	0.0% (±31.4 points)

Showing 8 of 52 places in Grant County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Smelser

How many renters are there in the Town of Smelser?

The Town of Smelser has an estimated 24 (±11) renting households, 6.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Smelser?

In the Town of Smelser, the share of households that rent went from 13.2% in 2015–2019 to 6.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Smelser?

A renting household in the Town of Smelser has 1.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Smelser town, Grant County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:74450, in state:55 county:043).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.