Housing data for the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), WI

The Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), WI has an estimated 3,348 residents and 1,429 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Kenosha County.

19.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,399 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−2.0%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
3,348 (±28)
Housing units
1,429 (±198)
Households that rent
19.7%
Median gross rent
$1,399
Residents since 2015–2019
−2.0%

What stands out in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±2.8 points) in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), lower than in Kenosha County (18.7%).

Median home value: $384,600 (±$42,463) in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), higher than in Kenosha County ($265,500).

Households that moved in since 2020: 13.6% (±6.6 points) in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), lower than in Kenosha County (23.6%).

Median gross rent: $1,399 (±$72) in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), higher than in Kenosha County ($1,219).

Housing in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,399 median gross rent a month
  • Rent burden: 35.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 19.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $91,118 median household income
  • Home values: $384,600 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,871 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $4,700 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 84.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 60.5% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 9.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 90.7% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 25.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −2.0% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 13.6% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

The Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) against Kenosha County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)Kenosha CountyWisconsinUnited States
Residents3,348 (±28)168,438 (exact)5,914,872 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,429 (±198)73,678 (±75)2,778,572 (±1,533)143,775,355
Households that rent19.7% (±13.8 points)33.3% (±1.5 points)32.2% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,399 (±$72)$1,219 (±$30)$1,087 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$91,118 (±$18,169)$81,239 (±$2,462)$77,485 (±$455)$80,734
Median home value$384,600 (±$42,463)$265,500 (±$5,830)$266,500 (±$1,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$4,700 (±$328)$4,179 (±$93)$3,792 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198060.5% (±17.0 points)55.6% (±2.0 points)57.0% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute25.7 minutes (±3.2)25.1 minutes (±0.6)22.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband96.0% (±2.9 points)92.4% (±0.9 points)90.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents46.1 years (±5.5)39.4 years (±0.4)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

The Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) covers 23.7 square miles of land, about 141 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents3,418 (±14)3,348 (±28)−2.0%Measurable decrease
Housing units1,488 (±153)1,429 (±198)−4.0%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$683 (±$180)$1,399 (±$72)+104.8%Up after inflation
Median home value$182,300 (±$16,854)$384,600 (±$42,463)+111.0%Up after inflation
Median household income$72,434 (±$13,439)$91,118 (±$18,169)+25.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,487 (±$129)$1,871 (±$130)+25.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,514 (±$252)$4,700 (±$328)+33.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent14.1% (±6.3 points)19.7% (±13.8 points)+5.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±7.6 points)9.9% (±17.1 points)+9.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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.

Crime reported to police in Kenosha County

The Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Kenosha County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Kenosha County recorded 267 violent and 883 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5310514%28,751$1,079$318,500$88,770

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Bohners Lake3.3 mi$1,144$266,80016.1%
Town of Randall3.3 mi$815$348,4004.6%
Powers Lake3.8 mi—$285,1003.4%
Twin Lakes4.7 mi$870$270,70021.9%
Town of Burlington4.8 mi$1,080$302,80013.2%
Bloomfield5.8 mi$1,265$236,10018.6%
Genoa City6.5 mi$1,181$241,3007.5%
Burlington6.5 mi$999$276,60043.3%

Places in Wisconsin most like the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Town of Trenton (Washington County)$1,453$366,000$103,51912.3%
Town of Lyons$1,221$315,900$83,91917.6%
Town of Erin Prairie$1,431$387,300$99,30611.0%
Lake Koshkonong$1,296$370,300$97,1159.6%
Town of Drammen$1,279$308,800$97,18812.4%
Town of Albion (Dane County)$1,263$356,500$107,75011.2%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Wisconsin.

HUD Fair Market Rent for the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), fiscal year 2027

Kenosha, WI MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,136$1,144$1,441$1,956$2,228

HUD income limits for the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), fiscal year 2026

Kenosha, WI MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$24,650$41,100$65,700
2 people$28,200$46,950$75,100
3 people$31,700$52,800$84,500
4 people$35,200$58,650$93,850
5 people$38,680$63,350$101,400
6 people$44,360$68,050$108,900
7 people$50,040$72,750$116,400
8 people$55,720$77,450$123,900

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kenosha, WI MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $117,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

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 Wheatland (Kenosha County)

What is the average rent in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) is $1,399 (±$72) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

What is the median household income in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)?

The median household income in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) is $91,118 (±$18,169) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $384,600 (±$42,463) for owner-occupied homes in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), WI is $1,871 (±$130) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), WI is $4,700 (±$328) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)?

The Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), WI has an estimated 1,429 (±198) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) growing?

In the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County), the number of residents went from 3,418 in 2015–2019 to 3,348 in 2020–2024 (−2.0%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)?

The ZIP code that covers the Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County) is 53105.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 53105?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 53105 is $1,079 (±$93) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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) for Wheatland town, Kenosha County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:86500, in state:55 county:059).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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