What percentage of people rent in Whitefish Bay, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Whitefish Bay, WI, 2020–2024
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16.9% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Whitefish Bay, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 901 renting households against 4,446 that own their home.

In Whitefish Bay, the share of households that rent went from 19.5% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.9% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 901 (±155)
Median renter income: $63,098 (±$18,867)

Who rents and who owns in Whitefish Bay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Whitefish Bay	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.9% (±2.9 points)	50.1% (±0.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	901 (±155)	196,633 (±2,633)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,446 (±247)	195,766 (±2,932)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,098 (±$18,867)	$44,490 (±$969)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$181,515 (±$19,282)	$92,867 (±$1,533)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Whitefish Bay, the renter share is lower than in Milwaukee County (50.1%).

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

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

In Milwaukee County, Whitefish Bay ranks 17 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 690 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Whitefish Bay 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	19.5% (±2.7 points)	16.9% (±2.9 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,243 (±$99)	$1,335 (±$230)	+7.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$124,397 (±$6,730)	$157,109 (±$13,116)	+26.3%	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 Whitefish Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whitefish Bay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Whitefish Bay	—	16.9% (±2.9 points)	—
Glendale	1.6 mi	30.5% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Shorewood	1.7 mi	54.4% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Fox Point	3.1 mi	22.8% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
River Hills	4.5 mi	8.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Milwaukee	4.8 mi	58.2% (±0.8 points)	Higher
Bayside	4.8 mi	15.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Brown Deer	5.7 mi	34.8% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Wauwatosa	7.6 mi	39.2% (±2.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: River Hills, WI (8.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Glendale, WI (30.5%), Shorewood, WI (54.4%), Milwaukee, WI (58.2%).

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

Households that rent across Milwaukee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Brown Deer	34.8% (±5.6 points)
12	South Milwaukee	33.2% (±3.2 points)
13	Greendale	32.8% (±4.7 points)
14	Glendale	30.5% (±4.7 points)
15	Fox Point	22.8% (±9.0 points)
16	Franklin	22.7% (±3.2 points)
17	Whitefish Bay	16.9% (±2.9 points)
18	Bayside	15.0% (±5.6 points)
19	River Hills	8.5% (±4.5 points)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Milwaukee 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 Whitefish Bay

How many renters are there in Whitefish Bay?

Whitefish Bay has an estimated 901 (±155) renting households, 16.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Whitefish Bay?

In Whitefish Bay, the share of households that rent went from 19.5% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Whitefish Bay?

A renting household in Whitefish Bay has 2.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Whitefish Bay?

The median renting household in Whitefish Bay, WI has an income of $63,098 (±$18,867) a year, against $181,515 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 Whitefish Bay village, Wisconsin (place:86700, 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.