What percentage of people rent in West Bend, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in West Bend, WI, 2020–2024
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34.2% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in West Bend, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,817 renting households against 9,279 that own their home.

In West Bend, the share of households that rent went from 33.6% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.2% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 4,817 (±466)
Median renter income: $47,837 (±$8,592)

Who rents and who owns in West Bend

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Bend	Washington County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.2% (±2.8 points)	21.9% (±1.2 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,817 (±466)	12,518 (±723)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,279 (±353)	44,552 (±736)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,837 (±$8,592)	$57,569 (±$4,672)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,775 (±$7,216)	$109,181 (±$2,166)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In West Bend, the renter share is higher than in Washington County (21.9%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (32.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Washington County, West Bend ranks 1 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 215 of 1,848.

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

How renting in West Bend 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	33.6% (±2.1 points)	34.2% (±2.8 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$858 (±$27)	$1,076 (±$58)	+25.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,910 (±$4,405)	$74,076 (±$4,250)	+21.6%	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 Bend

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Bend
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Bend	—	34.2% (±2.8 points)	—
Town of West Bend	3.2 mi	12.6% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Town of Barton	4.0 mi	5.1% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Town of Trenton (Washington County)	4.5 mi	12.3% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Town of Polk	4.9 mi	12.4% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Newburg	6.8 mi	22.4% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Jackson	6.8 mi	30.3% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Kewaskum	6.9 mi	8.7% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Town of Jackson (Washington County)	6.9 mi	3.2% (±3.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of West Bend, WI (12.6%), Town of Barton, WI (5.1%), Town of Trenton (Washington County), WI (12.3%).

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

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	West Bend	34.2% (±2.8 points)
2	Hartford	33.9% (±4.0 points)
3	Jackson	30.3% (±7.0 points)
4	Germantown	22.8% (±2.7 points)
5	Newburg	22.4% (±9.4 points)
6	Kewaskum	21.5% (±7.0 points)
7	Slinger	21.2% (±8.9 points)

Showing 7 of 20 places in Washington 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 Bend

How many renters are there in West Bend?

West Bend has an estimated 4,817 (±466) renting households, 34.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Bend?

In West Bend, the share of households that rent went from 33.6% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Bend?

A renting household in West Bend has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Bend?

The median renting household in West Bend, WI has an income of $47,837 (±$8,592) a year, against $95,775 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 Bend city, Wisconsin (place:85350, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.