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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Washington (Eau Claire County), WI, 2020–2024
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23.0% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Washington (Eau Claire County), WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 687 renting households against 2,298 that own their home.

In the Town of Washington (Eau Claire County), the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.0% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 687 (±166)
Median renter income: $50,625 (±$38,867)

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

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Washington (Eau Claire County)	Eau Claire County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.0% (±5.4 points)	39.0% (±1.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	687 (±166)	17,427 (±820)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,298 (±246)	27,299 (±761)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,625 (±$38,867)	$52,214 (±$2,636)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$141,216 (±$22,084)	$94,991 (±$4,484)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Washington (Eau Claire County), the renter share is lower than in Eau Claire County (39.0%).

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

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

In Eau Claire County, the Town of Washington (Eau Claire County) ranks 6 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 456 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 (Eau Claire 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	17.2% (±4.7 points)	23.0% (±5.4 points)	+5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$738 (±$81)	$1,008 (±$134)	+36.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,000 (±$6,871)	$109,984 (±$14,835)	+46.6%	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 Washington (Eau Claire County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Washington (Eau Claire County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Washington (Eau Claire County)	—	23.0% (±5.4 points)	—
Altoona	4.5 mi	48.1% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Seymour (community)	5.7 mi	7.0% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Fall Creek	6.3 mi	29.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pleasant Valley (Eau Claire County)	6.4 mi	15.2% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)	6.8 mi	6.8% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Town of Lincoln (Eau Claire County)	6.8 mi	6.1% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Eau Claire	7.0 mi	45.6% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Town of Clear Creek	7.5 mi	14.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Seymour (community), WI (7.0%), Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County), WI (6.8%), Town of Lincoln (Eau Claire County), WI (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Altoona, WI (48.1%), Eau Claire, WI (45.6%).

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

Households that rent across Eau Claire County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Altoona	48.1% (±5.6 points)
2	Eau Claire	45.6% (±2.4 points)
3	Fairchild	30.6% (±11.5 points)
4	Fall Creek	29.7% (±6.3 points)
5	Augusta	28.1% (±6.2 points)
6	Town of Washington (Eau Claire County)	23.0% (±5.4 points)
7	Town of Bridge Creek	15.8% (±6.4 points)
8	Town of Otter Creek (Eau Claire County)	15.5% (±6.7 points)
9	Town of Pleasant Valley (Eau Claire County)	15.2% (±9.4 points)
10	Town of Clear Creek	14.3% (±6.6 points)
11	Town of Union (Eau Claire County)	13.7% (±4.8 points)
12	Town of Drammen	12.4% (±7.7 points)

Showing 12 of 18 places in Eau Claire 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 (Eau Claire County)

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

The Town of Washington (Eau Claire County) has an estimated 687 (±166) renting households, 23.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

In the Town of Washington (Eau Claire County), the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

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

A renting household in the Town of Washington (Eau Claire County) has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

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

The median renting household in the Town of Washington (Eau Claire County), WI has an income of $50,625 (±$38,867) a year, against $141,216 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, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:83612, in state:55 county:035).

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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