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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Wheaton, WI, 2020–2024
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15.1% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Wheaton, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 155 renting households against 870 that own their home.

In the Town of Wheaton, the share of households that rent went from 9.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.1% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 155 (±66)
Median renter income: $106,326 (±$26,010)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Wheaton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Wheaton	Chippewa County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.1% (±6.8 points)	25.8% (±1.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	155 (±66)	7,013 (±461)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	870 (±136)	20,126 (±501)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.9)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$106,326 (±$26,010)	$45,681 (±$3,484)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,016 (±$5,224)	$88,864 (±$3,854)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Wheaton, the renter share is lower than in Chippewa County (25.8%).

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

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

In Chippewa County, the Town of Wheaton ranks 11 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 776 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 Wheaton 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	9.4% (±4.7 points)	15.1% (±6.8 points)	+5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$878 (±$132)	$982 (±$221)	+11.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$84,787 (±$5,770)	$103,053 (±$4,275)	+21.5%	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 Wheaton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wheaton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Wheaton	—	15.1% (±6.8 points)	—
Town of Howard	5.7 mi	10.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Mound	6.7 mi	46.6% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Lake Hallie	6.8 mi	29.4% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Eau Claire	6.9 mi	45.6% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Town of Union (Eau Claire County)	7.2 mi	13.7% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Tilden	7.3 mi	10.7% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Elk Mound	7.5 mi	12.8% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Chippewa Falls	8.5 mi	49.3% (±4.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Elk Mound, WI (46.6%), Lake Hallie, WI (29.4%), 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 Chippewa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Cornell	29.1% (±7.2 points)
6	Bloomer	27.9% (±7.3 points)
7	Town of Auburn (Chippewa County)	20.9% (±7.5 points)
8	Boyd	19.3% (±8.3 points)
9	New Auburn	16.3% (±8.0 points)
10	Town of Delmar	15.9% (±11.3 points)
11	Town of Wheaton	15.1% (±6.8 points)
12	Town of Edson	14.6% (±7.4 points)
13	Town of Birch Creek	14.2% (±7.2 points)
14	Town of Lake Holcombe	14.1% (±5.2 points)
15	Town of Anson	13.9% (±8.0 points)
16	Town of Arthur	12.7% (±7.2 points)
17	Town of Cleveland (Chippewa County)	11.3% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Chippewa 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 Wheaton

How many renters are there in the Town of Wheaton?

The Town of Wheaton has an estimated 155 (±66) renting households, 15.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Wheaton?

In the Town of Wheaton, the share of households that rent went from 9.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Wheaton?

A renting household in the Town of Wheaton has 3.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Wheaton?

The median renting household in the Town of Wheaton, WI has an income of $106,326 (±$26,010) a year, against $102,016 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 Wheaton town, Chippewa County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:86537, in state:55 county:017).

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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