What percentage of people rent in the Town of Wood River, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Wood River, WI, 2020–2024
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5.0% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Wood River, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 16 renting households against 304 that own their home.

In the Town of Wood River, the share of households that rent went from 13.6% in 2015–2019 to 5.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 5.0% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 16 (±8)
Median renter income: $34,583 (±$1,707)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Wood River

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Wood River	Burnett County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	5.0% (±2.4 points)	14.1% (±1.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	16 (±8)	1,017 (±123)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	304 (±42)	6,171 (±207)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,583 (±$1,707)	$39,125 (±$6,849)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,286 (±$9,131)	$68,830 (±$2,170)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Wood River, the renter share is lower than in Burnett County (14.1%).

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

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

In Burnett County, the Town of Wood River ranks 21 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1629 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 Wood River 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	13.6% (±4.8 points)	5.0% (±2.4 points)	−8.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median household income	$61,500 (±$7,903)	$82,857 (±$6,277)	+34.7%	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 Wood River

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wood River
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Wood River	—	5.0% (±2.4 points)	—
Grantsburg	4.0 mi	31.6% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Town of West Marshland	5.9 mi	8.0% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Grantsburg	6.1 mi	5.5% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Daniels	6.2 mi	9.3% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Trade Lake	6.8 mi	8.4% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lincoln (Burnett County)	8.2 mi	11.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of West Sweden	8.8 mi	15.3% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Siren	10 mi	30.2% (±8.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grantsburg, WI (31.6%), Town of West Sweden, WI (15.3%), Siren, WI (30.2%).

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

Households that rent across Burnett County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15	Town of Dewey (Burnett County)	8.2% (±4.0 points)
16	Town of West Marshland	8.0% (±5.3 points)
17	Town of Jackson (Burnett County)	7.9% (±5.3 points)
18	Town of Anderson (Burnett County)	7.0% (±6.1 points)
19	Town of Oakland (Burnett County)	5.9% (±3.5 points)
20	Town of Grantsburg	5.5% (±3.7 points)
21	Town of Wood River	5.0% (±2.4 points)
22	Town of Roosevelt (Burnett County)	3.6% (±3.5 points)
23	Town of Webb Lake	2.9% (±2.3 points)
24	Town of Scott (Burnett County)	2.0% (±1.6 points)

Showing 10 of 24 places in Burnett 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 Wood River

How many renters are there in the Town of Wood River?

The Town of Wood River has an estimated 16 (±8) renting households, 5.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Wood River?

In the Town of Wood River, the share of households that rent went from 13.6% in 2015–2019 to 5.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Wood River?

A renting household in the Town of Wood River has 1.8 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Wood River?

The median renting household in the Town of Wood River, WI has an income of $34,583 (±$1,707) a year, against $84,286 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 Wood River town, Burnett County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:88900, in state:55 county:013).

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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