What percentage of people rent in Waunakee, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Waunakee, WI, 2020–2024
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22.6% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Waunakee, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,321 renting households against 4,523 that own their home.

In Waunakee, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.6% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,321 (±294)
Median renter income: $65,639 (±$15,610)

Who rents and who owns in Waunakee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Waunakee	Dane County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.6% (±4.6 points)	42.9% (±0.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,321 (±294)	107,847 (±1,771)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,523 (±304)	143,682 (±1,640)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$65,639 (±$15,610)	$56,374 (±$1,531)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$159,837 (±$28,120)	$124,753 (±$2,577)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Waunakee, the renter share is lower than in Dane County (42.9%).

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

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

In Dane County, Waunakee ranks 21 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 469 of 1,848.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Waunakee 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	24.1% (±3.3 points)	22.6% (±4.6 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,013 (±$77)	$1,324 (±$160)	+30.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$112,845 (±$12,002)	$125,220 (±$10,720)	+11.0%	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 Waunakee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waunakee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Waunakee	—	22.6% (±4.6 points)	—
Town of Westport	1.4 mi	25.4% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Vienna	4.6 mi	5.7% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Dane	5.2 mi	21.1% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Springfield (Dane County)	5.3 mi	10.5% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Town of Burke	5.6 mi	7.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Maple Bluff	5.9 mi	7.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower
DeForest	5.9 mi	22.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Middleton	6.1 mi	54.3% (±3.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Vienna, WI (5.7%), Town of Springfield (Dane County), WI (10.5%), Town of Burke, WI (7.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Middleton, WI (54.3%).

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

Households that rent across Dane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15	Oregon	27.6% (±5.4 points)
16	McFarland	27.3% (±4.7 points)
17	Marshall	25.8% (±9.9 points)
18	Town of Westport	25.4% (±7.6 points)
19	Windsor	24.2% (±5.6 points)
20	Town of Blue Mounds	23.1% (±9.1 points)
21	Waunakee	22.6% (±4.6 points)
22 (tie)	DeForest	22.1% (±4.4 points)
22 (tie)	Mazomanie	22.1% (±6.0 points)
24	Dane	21.1% (±7.5 points)
25	Deerfield	20.3% (±7.1 points)
26	Town of Montrose	20.1% (±8.6 points)
27 (tie)	Belleville	17.9% (±6.0 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Dane 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 Waunakee

How many renters are there in Waunakee?

Waunakee has an estimated 1,321 (±294) renting households, 22.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Waunakee?

In Waunakee, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Waunakee?

A renting household in Waunakee has 1.9 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Waunakee?

The median renting household in Waunakee, WI has an income of $65,639 (±$15,610) a year, against $159,837 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 Waunakee village, Wisconsin (place:84350, in state:55).

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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