What percentage of people rent in the Town of Three Lakes, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Three Lakes, WI, 2020–2024
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10.7% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Three Lakes, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 120 renting households against 998 that own their home.

In the Town of Three Lakes, the share of households that rent went from 13.0% in 2015–2019 to 10.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.7% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 120 (±41)
Median renter income: $22,250 (±$14,053)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Three Lakes

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Three Lakes	Oneida County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.7% (±3.4 points)	17.7% (±1.8 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	120 (±41)	3,096 (±346)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	998 (±117)	14,397 (±426)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,250 (±$14,053)	$36,102 (±$7,521)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,167 (±$12,484)	$76,921 (±$4,156)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Three Lakes, the renter share is lower than in Oneida County (17.7%).

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

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

In Oneida County, the Town of Three Lakes ranks 9 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1082 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 Three Lakes 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	13.0% (±4.3 points)	10.7% (±3.4 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$929 (±$191)	$828 (±$237)	−10.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,793 (±$7,018)	$70,250 (±$19,174)	+21.6%	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 Three Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Three Lakes
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Three Lakes	—	10.7% (±3.4 points)	—
Town of Hiles (Forest County)	7.6 mi	16.7% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)	8.5 mi	12.7% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Piehl	8.7 mi	0.0% (±38.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stella	9.0 mi	3.3% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Town of Sugar Camp	9.4 mi	8.8% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Washington (Vilas County)	9.4 mi	4.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Eagle River	9.8 mi	51.4% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Town of Argonne	14 mi	1.5% (±1.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Stella, WI (3.3%), Town of Washington (Vilas County), WI (4.4%), Town of Argonne, WI (1.5%).

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 Oneida County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Town of Minocqua	26.3% (±6.1 points)
4	Town of Woodruff	20.2% (±7.2 points)
5	Town of Lynne	18.2% (±14.2 points)
6	Town of Pine Lake	18.1% (±6.1 points)
7	Town of Crescent	12.8% (±7.2 points)
8	Town of Woodboro	11.7% (±5.4 points)
9	Town of Three Lakes	10.7% (±3.4 points)
10	Town of Pelican	10.0% (±5.1 points)
11	Town of Sugar Camp	8.8% (±4.4 points)
12	Town of Lake Tomahawk	8.6% (±4.1 points)
13	Town of Cassian	7.9% (±3.9 points)
14	Town of Little Rice	6.4% (±6.9 points)
15	Town of Hazelhurst	6.0% (±3.3 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Oneida 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 Three Lakes

How many renters are there in the Town of Three Lakes?

The Town of Three Lakes has an estimated 120 (±41) renting households, 10.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Three Lakes?

In the Town of Three Lakes, the share of households that rent went from 13.0% in 2015–2019 to 10.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Three Lakes?

A renting household in the Town of Three Lakes has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Three Lakes?

The median renting household in the Town of Three Lakes, WI has an income of $22,250 (±$14,053) a year, against $77,167 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 Three Lakes town, Oneida County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:79700, in state:55 county:085).

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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