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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Wiota, WI, 2020–2024
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12.3% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Wiota, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 50 renting households against 356 that own their home.

In the Town of Wiota, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 12.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.3% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 50 (±21)
Median renter income: $85,625 (±$59,539)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Wiota

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Wiota	Lafayette County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.3% (±5.1 points)	19.8% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	50 (±21)	1,342 (±106)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	356 (±51)	5,421 (±116)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.9)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$85,625 (±$59,539)	$45,833 (±$5,437)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,625 (±$13,074)	$85,976 (±$3,081)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Wiota, the renter share is lower than in Lafayette County (19.8%).

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

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

In Lafayette County, the Town of Wiota ranks 19 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 954 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 Wiota 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	18.8% (±5.9 points)	12.3% (±5.1 points)	−6.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$586 (±$72)	$845 (±$60)	+44.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$62,750 (±$8,934)	$103,125 (±$11,099)	+64.3%	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 Wiota

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wiota
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Wiota	—	12.3% (±5.1 points)	—
Argyle	5.4 mi	25.8% (±7.0 points)	Higher
South Wayne	5.6 mi	22.5% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lamont	5.8 mi	17.8% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Argyle	6.3 mi	14.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Gratiot	6.3 mi	40.6% (±16.8 points)	Higher
Town of Wayne (Lafayette County)	6.6 mi	17.7% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Gratiot	7.5 mi	7.3% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Jordan	8.1 mi	9.8% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Argyle, WI (25.8%), Gratiot, WI (40.6%).

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

Households that rent across Lafayette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Town of Wayne (Lafayette County)	17.7% (±7.8 points)
14	Town of Darlington	15.9% (±6.5 points)
15	Town of Belmont (Lafayette County)	15.6% (±8.9 points)
16	Shullsburg	14.8% (±6.2 points)
17	Town of Argyle	14.0% (±6.6 points)
18	Town of New Diggings	13.7% (±7.6 points)
19	Town of Wiota	12.3% (±5.1 points)
20	Town of Benton	12.2% (±6.4 points)
21	Town of Kendall	12.1% (±7.3 points)
22	Town of Willow Springs	11.4% (±6.8 points)
23	Town of Fayette	9.0% (±6.5 points)
24	Town of Gratiot	7.3% (±4.1 points)
25	Town of Blanchard	2.8% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Lafayette 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 Wiota

How many renters are there in the Town of Wiota?

The Town of Wiota has an estimated 50 (±21) renting households, 12.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Wiota?

In the Town of Wiota, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 12.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Wiota?

A renting household in the Town of Wiota has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Wiota?

The median renting household in the Town of Wiota, WI has an income of $85,625 (±$59,539) a year, against $105,625 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 Wiota town, Lafayette County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:88050, in state:55 county:065).

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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