RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 139 SHOWN OF 139

Highest renter share, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2000 ACS). This list covers the 139 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 1990

01Whitewater, WIWI16,03863.8%+1.1 pts

02Menomonie, WIWI16,66456.2%+0.9 pts

03Fitchburg, WIWI34,61554.8%−6.2 pts

04Milwaukee, WIWI562,40754.7%−0.6 pts

05Shorewood, WIWI13,47452.4%−0.4 pts

06Madison, WIWI286,23352.3%−0.8 pts

07La Crosse, WIWI50,78449.1%−1.3 pts

08River Falls, WIWI17,91649.0%−0.0 pts

09Middleton, WIWI23,11548.2%−3.2 pts

10Platteville, WIWI11,81547.9%+1.5 pts

11St. Francis, WIWI8,95547.9%+4.1 pts

12Stevens Point, WIWI26,37747.7%−0.7 pts

13Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81847.0%+3.1 pts

14Elkhorn, WIWI10,04546.6%+3.9 pts

15Waupaca, WIWI6,35246.0%+5.2 pts

16Delavan, WIWI9,22845.2%+2.2 pts

17Green Bay, WIWI106,67544.0%+0.6 pts

18Waukesha, WIWI70,87243.5%−1.1 pts

19Eau Claire, WIWI72,46542.7%+0.1 pts

20Oshkosh, WIWI67,46042.5%−0.5 pts

21West Allis, WIWI60,11941.9%+1.3 pts

22Hartland, WIWI10,74041.8%−2.7 pts

23Richland Center, WIWI5,02041.8%−1.1 pts

24Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29341.8%+0.5 pts

25Portage, WIWI9,95641.1%+2.3 pts

26Rhinelander, WIWI8,24240.7%+0.0 pts

27Greenfield, WIWI37,15940.5%+2.9 pts

28Cudahy, WIWI17,65540.5%−0.6 pts

29Burlington, WIWI10,95140.5%+1.0 pts

30Hudson, WIWI15,01939.7%−1.5 pts

31Racine, WIWI77,90839.7%−0.7 pts

32Rice Lake, WIWI8,88239.6%+0.0 pts

33Shawano, WIWI9,69339.5%+2.8 pts

34Jefferson, WIWI7,81439.2%+2.1 pts

35Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22739.2%−4.5 pts

36Tomah, WIWI9,60039.1%+3.1 pts

37Monona, WIWI8,66439.1%+2.8 pts

38Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39839.1%+0.2 pts

39Oak Creek, WIWI38,29639.1%+4.8 pts

40Sheboygan, WIWI49,37638.9%+0.5 pts

41Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54238.8%+2.1 pts

42Hartford, WIWI16,00538.6%−4.0 pts

43Marshfield, WIWI18,98038.6%+0.9 pts

44Menasha, WIWI18,38538.5%+0.7 pts

45Union Grove, WIWI5,37038.4%+1.9 pts

46Superior, WIWI26,39738.3%−0.5 pts

47Altoona, WIWI9,37638.3%+5.7 pts

48Wausau, WIWI40,18838.3%+1.3 pts

49Hales Corners, WIWI7,74038.3%+3.0 pts

50Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54138.3%+0.7 pts

51South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19138.1%−0.7 pts

52Beloit, WIWI36,64938.1%−1.7 pts

53Kenosha, WIWI99,23937.8%−0.2 pts

54West Bend, WIWI32,26837.8%+0.7 pts

55Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11937.6%+1.9 pts

56Ashland, WIWI7,92737.5%+1.7 pts

57New London, WIWI7,72637.4%−0.4 pts

58Sparta, WIWI9,97437.3%−0.9 pts

59Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72536.9%−0.8 pts

60New Richmond, WIWI10,98836.8%+1.7 pts

61Port Washington, WIWI12,65836.7%+1.6 pts

62Mukwonago, WIWI8,54436.6%+8.5 pts

63Watertown, WIWI22,70436.5%−0.2 pts

64Monroe, WIWI10,58136.3%−0.0 pts

65Baraboo, WIWI13,22436.3%+0.7 pts

66Plymouth, WIWI8,82136.2%−0.4 pts

67Howard, WIWI22,23336.2%+5.9 pts

68Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38836.0%+2.9 pts

69Pewaukee, WIWI8,21635.9%−7.5 pts

70Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65435.6%+0.1 pts

71Ripon, WIWI7,73835.6%−0.8 pts

72Stoughton, WIWI13,25635.1%+0.4 pts

73Edgerton, WIWI6,12135.1%−2.9 pts

74Columbus, WIWI5,40035.0%+0.0 pts

75Milton, WIWI6,02434.9%+0.1 pts

76Cedarburg, WIWI12,91634.8%−4.5 pts

77Merrill, WIWI9,38934.7%+1.1 pts

78De Pere, WIWI25,59034.7%+2.3 pts

79Sussex, WIWI12,77934.2%+1.4 pts

80Waterford, WIWI6,02533.7%−1.4 pts

81Waunakee, WIWI16,41133.7%−3.1 pts

82Delafield, WIWI7,31433.6%−2.4 pts

83Antigo, WIWI8,06033.4%+0.7 pts

84Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40833.4%+0.6 pts

85Weston, WIWI15,93133.2%−2.0 pts

86Reedsburg, WIWI10,64132.9%−0.0 pts

87Plover, WIWI14,27432.8%+5.9 pts

88Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91732.7%+0.4 pts

89Manitowoc, WIWI34,67132.4%−1.7 pts

90Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64932.2%+0.9 pts

91Dodgeville, WIWI5,07632.1%+0.7 pts

92Evansville, WIWI5,83732.1%−4.2 pts

93Onalaska, WIWI20,29731.9%−0.3 pts

94Janesville, WIWI66,92931.8%−2.6 pts

95Marinette, WIWI11,16831.6%+0.4 pts

96Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93031.5%−2.3 pts

97Berlin, WIWI5,58831.5%−0.6 pts

98Waupun, WIWI11,15031.5%+4.1 pts

99Slinger, WIWI6,49531.5%−1.2 pts

100Appleton, WIWI75,45231.3%−2.5 pts

101Mayville, WIWI5,18431.2%+2.4 pts

102Lake Mills, WIWI6,65531.1%+0.4 pts

103Grafton, WIWI13,38931.0%−4.8 pts

104Sturtevant, WIWI6,85230.5%−7.1 pts

105Greendale, WIWI14,42630.3%+1.7 pts

106Jackson, WIWI8,32230.1%−6.6 pts

107Neenah, WIWI27,63830.0%−2.8 pts

108Brown Deer, WIWI12,82128.8%+2.1 pts

109Oregon, WIWI12,01528.5%−5.7 pts

110Kaukauna, WIWI18,51728.5%−0.5 pts

111Little Chute, WIWI11,80028.4%+3.5 pts

112Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33828.3%+2.3 pts

113DeForest, WIWI13,09428.0%−1.8 pts

114Verona, WIWI16,82127.4%−5.0 pts

115Windsor, WIWI10,08527.2%−6.3 pts

116Two Rivers, WIWI11,22227.0%−1.4 pts

117McFarland, WIWI9,14527.0%−0.5 pts

118Glendale, WIWI14,79526.9%+1.5 pts

119Kimberly, WIWI7,55626.8%+4.3 pts

120Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68726.5%−2.4 pts

121West Salem, WIWI5,28824.9%+1.8 pts

122Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29122.6%+2.2 pts

123Germantown, WIWI21,05021.9%−2.7 pts

124Franklin, WIWI36,68721.6%−2.2 pts

125Holmen, WIWI12,10520.8%−0.3 pts

126Rothschild, WIWI5,62718.9%−3.5 pts

127New Berlin, WIWI39,95318.7%+3.4 pts

128North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42517.6%−2.9 pts

129Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79817.4%+5.4 pts

130Muskego, WIWI25,60217.3%+2.1 pts

131Pewaukee, WIWI16,37516.0%–

132Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48915.4%−0.6 pts

133Allouez, WIWI13,83815.0%–

134Fox Point, WIWI6,58314.7%+0.0 pts

135Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28012.8%+3.0 pts

136Elm Grove, WIWI6,35410.1%−1.4 pts

137Brookfield, WIWI41,44810.1%+1.7 pts

138Mequon, WIWI25,1208.7%+0.1 pts

139Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3847.3%−4.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS