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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Sumpter, WI, 2020–2024
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27.5% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Sumpter, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 131 renting households against 345 that own their home.

In the Town of Sumpter, the share of households that rent went from 41.2% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.5% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 131 (±51)
Median renter income: $58,021 (±$16,318)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Sumpter

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Sumpter	Sauk County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.5% (±8.9 points)	27.6% (±1.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	131 (±51)	7,735 (±506)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	345 (±93)	20,252 (±493)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,021 (±$16,318)	$49,141 (±$4,393)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,769 (±$21,080)	$94,898 (±$3,128)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Sumpter, the renter share is not measurably different from Sauk County (27.6%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (32.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Sauk County, the Town of Sumpter ranks 8 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 359 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 Sumpter 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	41.2% (±10.1 points)	27.5% (±8.9 points)	−13.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$634 (±$65)	$975 (±$35)	+53.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$54,625 (±$11,309)	$59,231 (±$11,805)	+8.4%	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 Sumpter

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Sumpter
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Sumpter	—	27.5% (±8.9 points)	—
Prairie du Sac	5.6 mi	30.7% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Prairie du Sac	5.8 mi	17.0% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Merrimac	5.8 mi	7.2% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of Baraboo	5.8 mi	8.9% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of Freedom (Sauk County)	6.7 mi	7.4% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Sauk City	7.0 mi	30.2% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of West Point	7.1 mi	8.2% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Town of Honey Creek	7.2 mi	24.2% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Merrimac, WI (7.2%), Town of Baraboo, WI (8.9%), Town of Freedom (Sauk County), WI (7.4%).

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

Households that rent across Sauk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Lake Delton	41.8% (±8.4 points)
3	Reedsburg	38.5% (±5.1 points)
4	Baraboo	37.2% (±4.4 points)
5	Spring Green	31.3% (±6.9 points)
6	Prairie du Sac	30.7% (±7.0 points)
7	Sauk City	30.2% (±5.9 points)
8	Town of Sumpter	27.5% (±8.9 points)
9	Rock Springs	24.4% (±11.7 points)
10	Town of Honey Creek	24.2% (±11.5 points)
11	Lime Ridge	22.7% (±15.9 points)
12	Loganville	22.3% (±7.2 points)
13	Plain	21.4% (±8.3 points)
14	La Valle	20.9% (±7.7 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Sauk 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 Sumpter

How many renters are there in the Town of Sumpter?

The Town of Sumpter has an estimated 131 (±51) renting households, 27.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Sumpter?

In the Town of Sumpter, the share of households that rent went from 41.2% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Sumpter?

A renting household in the Town of Sumpter has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Sumpter?

The median renting household in the Town of Sumpter, WI has an income of $58,021 (±$16,318) a year, against $59,769 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 Sumpter town, Sauk County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:78525, in state:55 county:111).

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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