What percentage of people rent in Wind Lake, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Wind Lake, WI, 2020–2024
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24.6% (±10.8 points) of the occupied homes in Wind Lake, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 529 renting households against 1,625 that own their home.

In Wind Lake, the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 24.6% in 2020–2024 (+11.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.6% (±10.8 points)
Renting households: 529 (±283)
Median renter income: $102,788 (±$71,335)

Who rents and who owns in Wind Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wind Lake	Racine County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.6% (±10.8 points)	29.0% (±1.3 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	529 (±283)	23,284 (±1,056)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,625 (±161)	57,122 (±1,030)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.5)	2.2 (±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	$102,788 (±$71,335)	$47,129 (±$3,348)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,938 (±$27,583)	$92,331 (±$3,128)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Wind Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Racine County (29.0%).

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

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

In Racine County, Wind Lake ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 6 of 29.

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

How renting in Wind Lake 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	12.8% (±4.1 points)	24.6% (±10.8 points)	+11.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$974 (±$161)	$1,169 (±$106)	+20.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$92,778 (±$12,621)	$102,855 (±$14,276)	+10.9%	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 Wind Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wind Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wind Lake	—	24.6% (±10.8 points)	—
Tichigan	3.0 mi	6.1% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Muskego	3.2 mi	15.2% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Big Bend	4.6 mi	8.9% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Waterford	5.3 mi	21.6% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Waterford	5.4 mi	9.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Vernon	6.7 mi	4.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Raymond	7.6 mi	6.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Town of Dover (Racine County)	7.6 mi	12.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tichigan, WI (6.1%), Big Bend, WI (8.9%), Town of Waterford, WI (9.0%).

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

Households that rent across Racine County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wind Lake	24.6% (±10.8 points)
2	Bohners Lake	16.1% (±12.4 points)
3	Eagle Lake	7.3% (±5.8 points)
4	Tichigan	6.1% (±2.8 points)
5	Browns Lake	0.0% (±3.0 points)

Wind Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Norway, whose figures include it.

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 Wind Lake

How many renters are there in Wind Lake?

Wind Lake has an estimated 529 (±283) renting households, 24.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wind Lake?

In Wind Lake, the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 24.6% in 2020–2024 (+11.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Wind Lake?

A renting household in Wind Lake has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wind Lake?

The median renting household in Wind Lake, WI has an income of $102,788 (±$71,335) a year, against $105,938 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 Wind Lake CDP, Wisconsin (place:87675, 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.