What percentage of people rent in the Town of Washington (Door County), WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Washington (Door County), WI, 2020–2024
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11.1% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Washington (Door County), WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 47 renting households against 375 that own their home.

In the Town of Washington (Door County), the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.1% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 47 (±20)
Median renter income: $28,750 (±$22,393)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Washington (Door County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Washington (Door County)	Door County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.1% (±4.8 points)	21.8% (±2.2 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	47 (±20)	3,262 (±363)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	375 (±83)	11,724 (±399)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,750 (±$22,393)	$49,971 (±$4,939)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,750 (±$19,769)	$86,366 (±$4,480)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Washington (Door County), the renter share is lower than in Door County (21.8%).

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

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

In Door County, the Town of Washington (Door County) ranks 10 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1052 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 Washington (Door County) 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	12.8% (±5.4 points)	11.1% (±4.8 points)	−1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$688 (±$137)	$638 (±$195)	−7.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,542 (±$6,661)	$70,000 (±$18,975)	+19.6%	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 Washington (Door County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Washington (Door County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Washington (Door County)	—	11.1% (±4.8 points)	—
Town of Liberty Grove	12 mi	10.1% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fairbanks Township	17 mi	0.7% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Sister Bay	21 mi	49.7% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Town of Baileys Harbor	23 mi	22.0% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Ephraim	24 mi	10.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Gibraltar	28 mi	9.5% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bay de Noc Township	29 mi	2.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Ford River Township	29 mi	8.7% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairbanks Township, MI (0.7%), Bay de Noc Township, MI (2.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sister Bay, WI (49.7%), Town of Baileys Harbor, WI (22.0%).

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

Households that rent across Door County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Egg Harbor	16.9% (±8.5 points)
5	Town of Brussels	14.7% (±7.9 points)
6	Town of Nasewaupee	11.9% (±5.6 points)
7	Town of Union (Door County)	11.4% (±6.3 points)
8	Forestville	11.3% (±6.3 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Sturgeon Bay	11.1% (±5.5 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Washington (Door County)	11.1% (±4.8 points)
11	Ephraim	10.9% (±8.4 points)
12	Town of Liberty Grove	10.1% (±4.0 points)
13	Town of Gibraltar	9.5% (±5.5 points)
14	Town of Clay Banks	8.8% (±4.8 points)
15 (tie)	Town of Egg Harbor	8.1% (±4.3 points)
15 (tie)	Town of Forestville	8.1% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Door 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 Washington (Door County)

How many renters are there in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

The Town of Washington (Door County) has an estimated 47 (±20) renting households, 11.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

In the Town of Washington (Door County), the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

A renting household in the Town of Washington (Door County) has 1.9 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

The median renting household in the Town of Washington (Door County), WI has an income of $28,750 (±$22,393) a year, against $75,750 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 Washington town, Door County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:83600, in state:55 county:029).

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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