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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Townsend, WI, 2020–2024
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4.8% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Townsend, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 26 renting households against 514 that own their home.

In the Town of Townsend, the share of households that rent went from 6.1% in 2015–2019 to 4.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 4.8% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 26 (±12)
Median renter income: $28,750 (±$21,913)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Townsend

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Townsend	Oconto County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	4.8% (±2.3 points)	15.0% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	26 (±12)	2,519 (±266)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	514 (±98)	14,292 (±302)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,750 (±$21,913)	$40,972 (±$6,971)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,571 (±$12,508)	$82,182 (±$3,549)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Townsend, the renter share is lower than in 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 Townsend ranks 20 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1647 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 Townsend 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	6.1% (±2.5 points)	4.8% (±2.3 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$571 (±$40)	$621 (±$53)	+8.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$57,548 (±$7,107)	$87,857 (±$11,956)	+52.7%	Up 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 Townsend

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Townsend
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Townsend	—	4.8% (±2.3 points)	—
Town of Wolf River (Langlade County)	8.1 mi	17.5% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Town of Doty	8.8 mi	2.4% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Wabeno	9.0 mi	22.5% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Town of Freedom (Forest County)	9.0 mi	11.7% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Town of Lakewood	9.8 mi	3.8% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Riverview	11 mi	4.6% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Langlade	12 mi	10.1% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
White Lake	13 mi	30.3% (±9.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Wolf River (Langlade County), WI (17.5%), Town of Wabeno, WI (22.5%), Town of Freedom (Forest County), WI (11.7%).

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
14	Town of Mountain	8.0% (±5.5 points)
15	Town of Oconto	7.8% (±5.1 points)
16	Town of Oconto Falls	7.7% (±4.0 points)
17	Town of How	7.4% (±3.9 points)
18	Town of Brazeau	7.0% (±3.2 points)
19 (tie)	Town of Little Suamico	4.8% (±3.2 points)
19 (tie)	Town of Townsend	4.8% (±2.3 points)
21	Town of Riverview	4.6% (±3.3 points)
22	Town of Pensaukee	4.4% (±6.2 points)
23	Town of Breed	4.3% (±2.4 points)
24 (tie)	Town of Abrams	3.8% (±2.1 points)
24 (tie)	Town of Lakewood	3.8% (±2.5 points)
26	Town of Morgan	3.6% (±2.6 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 Townsend

How many renters are there in the Town of Townsend?

The Town of Townsend has an estimated 26 (±12) renting households, 4.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Townsend?

In the Town of Townsend, the share of households that rent went from 6.1% in 2015–2019 to 4.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Townsend?

A renting household in the Town of Townsend has 1.4 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Townsend?

The median renting household in the Town of Townsend, WI has an income of $28,750 (±$21,913) a year, against $88,571 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 Townsend town, Oconto County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:80325, 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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