What percentage of people rent in Wheatland, WY?

Name: Renters and owners in Wheatland, WY, 2020–2024
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37.9% (±11.5 points) of the occupied homes in Wheatland, WY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 592 renting households against 972 that own their home.

In Wheatland, the share of households that rent went from 25.8% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (+12.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.9% (±11.5 points)
Renting households: 592 (±236)

Who rents and who owns in Wheatland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wheatland	Platte County	Wyoming	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.9% (±11.5 points)	23.9% (±5.8 points)	28.2% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	592 (±236)	921 (±248)	68,699 (±1,616)	45,017,354
Owning households	972 (±144)	2,927 (±218)	174,619 (±1,890)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$38,698 (±$28,476)	$46,227 (±$1,713)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,229 (±$40,997)	$78,938 (±$14,952)	$91,488 (±$1,455)	$100,009

In Wheatland, the renter share is higher than in Platte County (23.9%).

It is not measurably different from Wyoming (28.2%).

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

In Platte County, Wheatland ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 21 of 114.

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

How renting in Wheatland 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	25.8% (±9.0 points)	37.9% (±11.5 points)	+12.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$800 (±$110)	$741 (±$160)	−7.4%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$60,061 (±$15,810)	$58,750 (±$6,616)	−2.2%	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 Wheatland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wheatland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wheatland	—	37.9% (±11.5 points)	—
Guernsey	18 mi	18.4% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Chugwater	22 mi	9.9% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Hartville	23 mi	21.6% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Laramie	25 mi	28.6% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different
Glendo	31 mi	20.1% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lingle	32 mi	28.0% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Yoder	35 mi	16.1% (±17.5 points)	Lower
Torrington	40 mi	35.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Guernsey, WY (18.4%), Chugwater, WY (9.9%), Yoder, WY (16.1%).

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

Households that rent across Platte County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wheatland	37.9% (±11.5 points)
2	Hartville	21.6% (±27.7 points)
3	Glendo	20.1% (±17.7 points)
4	Guernsey	18.4% (±12.3 points)
5	Chugwater	9.9% (±11.4 points)

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 Wheatland

How many renters are there in Wheatland?

Wheatland has an estimated 592 (±236) renting households, 37.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wheatland?

In Wheatland, the share of households that rent went from 25.8% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (+12.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wheatland?

A renting household in Wheatland has 1.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned 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 Wheatland town, Wyoming (place:83040, in state:56).

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.