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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Tainter, WI, 2020–2024
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14.3% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Tainter, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 141 renting households against 848 that own their home.

In the Town of Tainter, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.3% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 141 (±57)
Median renter income: $42,446 (±$17,705)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Tainter

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Tainter	Dunn County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.3% (±4.7 points)	33.0% (±1.9 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	141 (±57)	5,747 (±360)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	848 (±149)	11,693 (±326)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,446 (±$17,705)	$45,936 (±$3,506)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,300 (±$21,049)	$93,087 (±$2,857)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Tainter, the renter share is lower than in Dunn County (33.0%).

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

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

In Dunn County, the Town of Tainter ranks 16 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 822 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 Tainter 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	17.2% (±3.8 points)	14.3% (±4.7 points)	−2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$904 (±$185)	$1,149 (±$190)	+27.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,125 (±$10,993)	$102,750 (±$24,190)	+36.8%	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 Tainter

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Tainter
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Tainter	—	14.3% (±4.7 points)	—
Wheeler	5.2 mi	21.6% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sherman (Dunn County)	5.5 mi	14.4% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Colfax	5.7 mi	55.4% (±11.5 points)	Higher
Town of Red Cedar	6.3 mi	7.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of Colfax	6.5 mi	12.8% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Menomonie	7.2 mi	59.6% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Town of Otter Creek (Dunn County)	7.4 mi	6.6% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Town of Elk Mound	8.2 mi	12.8% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Red Cedar, WI (7.1%), Town of Otter Creek (Dunn County), WI (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Colfax, WI (55.4%), Menomonie, WI (59.6%).

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

Households that rent across Dunn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Town of Eau Galle (Dunn County)	18.4% (±6.8 points)
11 (tie)	Downing	18.2% (±9.5 points)
11 (tie)	Town of Dunn (Dunn County)	18.2% (±6.7 points)
13	Town of Lucas	16.7% (±7.3 points)
14	Town of Rock Creek	16.6% (±6.1 points)
15	Town of Sherman (Dunn County)	14.4% (±6.8 points)
16	Town of Tainter	14.3% (±4.7 points)
17	Town of Grant (Dunn County)	13.7% (±9.2 points)
18	Town of Spring Brook	13.4% (±5.3 points)
19 (tie)	Town of Colfax	12.8% (±7.3 points)
19 (tie)	Town of Elk Mound	12.8% (±4.7 points)
21	Town of Hay River	11.8% (±6.4 points)
22	Town of New Haven (Dunn County)	11.7% (±7.0 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Dunn County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for the Town of Tainter include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Tainter Lake.

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 Tainter

How many renters are there in the Town of Tainter?

The Town of Tainter has an estimated 141 (±57) renting households, 14.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Tainter?

In the Town of Tainter, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Tainter?

A renting household in the Town of Tainter has 1.9 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Tainter?

The median renting household in the Town of Tainter, WI has an income of $42,446 (±$17,705) a year, against $115,300 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 Tainter town, Dunn County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:78975, in state:55 county:033).

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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