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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Wabeno, WI, 2020–2024
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22.5% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Wabeno, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 94 renting households against 324 that own their home.

In the Town of Wabeno, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.5% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 94 (±34)
Median renter income: $43,500 (±$5,674)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Wabeno

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Wabeno	Forest County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.5% (±7.3 points)	18.0% (±2.0 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	94 (±34)	722 (±86)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	324 (±69)	3,284 (±136)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,500 (±$5,674)	$35,000 (±$7,867)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,042 (±$13,002)	$71,170 (±$4,670)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Wabeno, the renter share is not measurably different from Forest County (18.0%).

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

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 472 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 Wabeno 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	27.2% (±6.9 points)	22.5% (±7.3 points)	−4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$421 (±$77)	$663 (±$162)	+57.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,611 (±$9,595)	$61,477 (±$11,123)	+41.0%	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 Wabeno

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wabeno
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Wabeno	—	22.5% (±7.3 points)	—
Town of Blackwell	6.7 mi	26.1% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lakewood	8.9 mi	3.8% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Town of Townsend	9.0 mi	4.8% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Town of Freedom (Forest County)	9.4 mi	11.7% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Town of Laona	11 mi	11.9% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of Silver Cliff	11 mi	3.7% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Town of Riverview	15 mi	4.6% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Town of Armstrong Creek	16 mi	15.3% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Lakewood, WI (3.8%), Town of Townsend, WI (4.8%), 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 Forest County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1 (tie)	Crandon	31.4% (±6.1 points)
1 (tie)	Town of Nashville	31.4% (±4.9 points)
3	Town of Blackwell	26.1% (±19.1 points)
4	Town of Wabeno	22.5% (±7.3 points)
5	Town of Caswell	22.2% (±14.7 points)
6	Town of Alvin	19.3% (±14.3 points)
7	Town of Hiles (Forest County)	16.7% (±10.0 points)
8	Town of Armstrong Creek	15.3% (±8.9 points)
9	Town of Laona	11.9% (±5.7 points)
10	Town of Freedom (Forest County)	11.7% (±6.1 points)

Showing 10 of 15 places in Forest 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 Wabeno

How many renters are there in the Town of Wabeno?

The Town of Wabeno has an estimated 94 (±34) renting households, 22.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Wabeno?

In the Town of Wabeno, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Wabeno?

A renting household in the Town of Wabeno has 2.5 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Wabeno?

The median renting household in the Town of Wabeno, WI has an income of $43,500 (±$5,674) a year, against $66,042 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 Wabeno town, Forest County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:83025, in state:55 county:041).

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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