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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Spruce, WI, 2020–2024
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18.5% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Spruce, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 68 renting households against 299 that own their home.

In the Town of Spruce, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 18.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.5% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 68 (±24)
Median renter income: $35,000 (±$11,962)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Spruce

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Spruce	Oconto County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.5% (±5.2 points)	15.0% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	68 (±24)	2,519 (±266)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	299 (±50)	14,292 (±302)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,000 (±$11,962)	$40,972 (±$6,971)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,208 (±$26,182)	$82,182 (±$3,549)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Spruce, the renter share is not measurably different from Oconto County (15.0%).

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

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

In Oconto County, the Town of Spruce ranks 7 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 624 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 Spruce 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	19.8% (±6.2 points)	18.5% (±5.2 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$808 (±$113)	$850 (±$286)	+5.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,806 (±$14,584)	$75,417 (±$13,656)	+32.8%	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 Spruce

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Spruce
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Spruce	—	18.5% (±5.2 points)	—
Town of Oconto Falls	5.2 mi	7.7% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Town of Lena	5.9 mi	11.2% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Maple Valley	6.2 mi	1.5% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Lena	6.4 mi	48.2% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Town of Stiles	7.8 mi	8.1% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Oconto Falls	7.8 mi	38.6% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Town of Gillett	8.4 mi	13.8% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gillett	8.7 mi	19.3% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Oconto Falls, WI (7.7%), Town of Maple Valley, WI (1.5%), Town of Stiles, WI (8.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lena, WI (48.2%), Oconto Falls, WI (38.6%).

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

Households that rent across Oconto County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lena	48.2% (±9.0 points)
2	Oconto Falls	38.6% (±7.4 points)
3	Oconto	37.3% (±5.8 points)
4	Suring	34.0% (±10.6 points)
5	Town of Little River	20.3% (±13.4 points)
6	Gillett	19.3% (±8.5 points)
7	Town of Spruce	18.5% (±5.2 points)
8	Town of Gillett	13.8% (±11.0 points)
9	Town of Lena	11.2% (±6.3 points)
10	Town of Bagley	9.6% (±6.1 points)
11	Town of Chase	9.0% (±6.1 points)
12	Town of Underhill	8.7% (±4.4 points)
13	Town of Stiles	8.1% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Oconto 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 Spruce

How many renters are there in the Town of Spruce?

The Town of Spruce has an estimated 68 (±24) renting households, 18.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Spruce?

In the Town of Spruce, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 18.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Spruce?

A renting household in the Town of Spruce has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Spruce?

The median renting household in the Town of Spruce, WI has an income of $35,000 (±$11,962) a year, against $90,208 for households that own their 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 Spruce town, Oconto County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:76450, in state:55 county:083).

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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