What percentage of people rent in West Baraboo, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in West Baraboo, WI, 2020–2024
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60.1% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in West Baraboo, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 439 renting households against 292 that own their home.

In West Baraboo, the share of households that rent went from 53.1% in 2015–2019 to 60.1% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 60.1% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 439 (±97)
Median renter income: $43,542 (±$4,795)

Who rents and who owns in West Baraboo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Baraboo	Sauk County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	60.1% (±8.3 points)	27.6% (±1.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	439 (±97)	7,735 (±506)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	292 (±67)	20,252 (±493)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,542 (±$4,795)	$49,141 (±$4,393)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,750 (±$15,341)	$94,898 (±$3,128)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In West Baraboo, the renter share is higher than in Sauk County (27.6%).

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

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

In Sauk County, West Baraboo ranks 1 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 1,848.

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

How renting in West Baraboo 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	53.1% (±7.0 points)	60.1% (±8.3 points)	+7.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$880 (±$43)	$1,104 (±$28)	+25.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,641 (±$3,893)	$60,880 (±$10,806)	+30.5%	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 West Baraboo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Baraboo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Baraboo	—	60.1% (±8.3 points)	—
Baraboo	1.9 mi	37.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Town of Baraboo	1.9 mi	8.9% (±4.2 points)	Lower
North Freedom	4.2 mi	14.1% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Town of Excelsior	6.0 mi	12.5% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Town of Delton	6.1 mi	6.3% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Town of Greenfield (Sauk County)	6.4 mi	4.1% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Town of Fairfield	7.5 mi	9.6% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Rock Springs	7.7 mi	24.4% (±11.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Baraboo, WI (37.2%), Town of Baraboo, WI (8.9%), North Freedom, WI (14.1%).

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

Households that rent across Sauk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	West Baraboo	60.1% (±8.3 points)
2	Lake Delton	41.8% (±8.4 points)
3	Reedsburg	38.5% (±5.1 points)
4	Baraboo	37.2% (±4.4 points)
5	Spring Green	31.3% (±6.9 points)
6	Prairie du Sac	30.7% (±7.0 points)
7	Sauk City	30.2% (±5.9 points)

Showing 7 of 37 places in Sauk 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 West Baraboo

How many renters are there in West Baraboo?

West Baraboo has an estimated 439 (±97) renting households, 60.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Baraboo?

In West Baraboo, the share of households that rent went from 53.1% in 2015–2019 to 60.1% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Baraboo?

A renting household in West Baraboo has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Baraboo?

The median renting household in West Baraboo, WI has an income of $43,542 (±$4,795) a year, against $97,750 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 West Baraboo village, Wisconsin (place:85325, 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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