What percentage of people rent in the Town of St. Germain, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of St. Germain, WI, 2020–2024
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21.1% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of St. Germain, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 243 renting households against 909 that own their home.

In the Town of St. Germain, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.1% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 243 (±105)
Median renter income: $34,607 (±$18,680)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of St. Germain

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of St. Germain	Vilas County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.1% (±7.8 points)	16.0% (±1.9 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	243 (±105)	1,780 (±233)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	909 (±166)	9,367 (±293)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,607 (±$18,680)	$42,318 (±$4,467)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,627 (±$12,347)	$73,944 (±$4,047)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of St. Germain, the renter share is not measurably different from Vilas County (16.0%).

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

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

In Vilas County, the Town of St. Germain ranks 4 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 529 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 St. Germain 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	19.7% (±6.4 points)	21.1% (±7.8 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$809 (±$76)	$891 (±$96)	+10.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,889 (±$6,739)	$62,875 (±$14,405)	+40.1%	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 St. Germain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of St. Germain
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of St. Germain	—	21.1% (±7.8 points)	—
Town of Cloverland (Vilas County)	6.6 mi	5.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Town of Woodruff	7.2 mi	20.2% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Plum Lake	8.4 mi	4.5% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Town of Arbor Vitae	9.3 mi	4.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Town of Newbold	11 mi	2.4% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Eagle River	12 mi	51.4% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Town of Lake Tomahawk	12 mi	8.6% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Town of Sugar Camp	12 mi	8.8% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Cloverland (Vilas County), WI (5.6%), Town of Plum Lake, WI (4.5%), Town of Arbor Vitae, WI (4.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Eagle River, WI (51.4%).

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

Households that rent across Vilas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Eagle River	51.4% (±7.6 points)
2	Town of Lac du Flambeau	26.4% (±5.3 points)
3	Town of Boulder Junction	24.2% (±9.1 points)
4	Town of St. Germain	21.1% (±7.8 points)
5	Town of Manitowish Waters	19.5% (±10.3 points)
6	Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)	12.7% (±5.7 points)
7	Town of Land O'Lakes	11.7% (±4.5 points)
8	Town of Conover	11.6% (±8.8 points)
9	Town of Phelps	8.8% (±3.5 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Cloverland (Vilas County)	5.6% (±3.1 points)

Showing 10 of 15 places in Vilas 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 St. Germain

How many renters are there in the Town of St. Germain?

The Town of St. Germain has an estimated 243 (±105) renting households, 21.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of St. Germain?

In the Town of St. Germain, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of St. Germain?

A renting household in the Town of St. Germain has 1.8 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of St. Germain?

The median renting household in the Town of St. Germain, WI has an income of $34,607 (±$18,680) a year, against $69,627 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 St. Germain town, Vilas County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:70725, in state:55 county:125).

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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