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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%+2%

02Menomonie, WIWI16,66456.2%+2%

03Fitchburg, WIWI34,61554.8%−10%

04Milwaukee, WIWI562,40754.7%−1%

05Shorewood, WIWI13,47452.4%−1%

06Madison, WIWI286,23352.3%−2%

07La Crosse, WIWI50,78449.1%−3%

08River Falls, WIWI17,91649.0%−0%

09Middleton, WIWI23,11548.2%−6%

10Platteville, WIWI11,81547.9%+3%

11St. Francis, WIWI8,95547.9%+9%

12Stevens Point, WIWI26,37747.7%−2%

13Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81847.0%+7%

14Elkhorn, WIWI10,04546.6%+9%

15Waupaca, WIWI6,35246.0%+13%

16Delavan, WIWI9,22845.2%+5%

17Green Bay, WIWI106,67544.0%+1%

18Waukesha, WIWI70,87243.5%−2%

19Eau Claire, WIWI72,46542.7%+0%

20Oshkosh, WIWI67,46042.5%−1%

21West Allis, WIWI60,11941.9%+3%

22Hartland, WIWI10,74041.8%−6%

23Richland Center, WIWI5,02041.8%−3%

24Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29341.8%+1%

25Portage, WIWI9,95641.1%+6%

26Rhinelander, WIWI8,24240.7%+0%

27Greenfield, WIWI37,15940.5%+8%

28Cudahy, WIWI17,65540.5%−1%

29Burlington, WIWI10,95140.5%+3%

30Hudson, WIWI15,01939.7%−4%

31Racine, WIWI77,90839.7%−2%

32Rice Lake, WIWI8,88239.6%+0%

33Shawano, WIWI9,69339.5%+8%

34Jefferson, WIWI7,81439.2%+6%

35Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22739.2%−10%

36Tomah, WIWI9,60039.1%+9%

37Monona, WIWI8,66439.1%+8%

38Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39839.1%+0%

39Oak Creek, WIWI38,29639.1%+14%

40Sheboygan, WIWI49,37638.9%+1%

41Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54238.8%+6%

42Hartford, WIWI16,00538.6%−9%

43Marshfield, WIWI18,98038.6%+3%

44Menasha, WIWI18,38538.5%+2%

45Union Grove, WIWI5,37038.4%+5%

46Superior, WIWI26,39738.3%−1%

47Altoona, WIWI9,37638.3%+18%

48Wausau, WIWI40,18838.3%+3%

49Hales Corners, WIWI7,74038.3%+8%

50Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54138.3%+2%

51South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19138.1%−2%

52Beloit, WIWI36,64938.1%−4%

53Kenosha, WIWI99,23937.8%−1%

54West Bend, WIWI32,26837.8%+2%

55Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11937.6%+5%

56Ashland, WIWI7,92737.5%+5%

57New London, WIWI7,72637.4%−1%

58Sparta, WIWI9,97437.3%−2%

59Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72536.9%−2%

60New Richmond, WIWI10,98836.8%+5%

61Port Washington, WIWI12,65836.7%+5%

62Mukwonago, WIWI8,54436.6%+30%

63Watertown, WIWI22,70436.5%−0%

64Monroe, WIWI10,58136.3%−0%

65Baraboo, WIWI13,22436.3%+2%

66Plymouth, WIWI8,82136.2%−1%

67Howard, WIWI22,23336.2%+20%

68Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38836.0%+9%

69Pewaukee, WIWI8,21635.9%−17%

70Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65435.6%+0%

71Ripon, WIWI7,73835.6%−2%

72Stoughton, WIWI13,25635.1%+1%

73Edgerton, WIWI6,12135.1%−8%

74Columbus, WIWI5,40035.0%+0%

75Milton, WIWI6,02434.9%+0%

76Cedarburg, WIWI12,91634.8%−11%

77Merrill, WIWI9,38934.7%+3%

78De Pere, WIWI25,59034.7%+7%

79Sussex, WIWI12,77934.2%+4%

80Waterford, WIWI6,02533.7%−4%

81Waunakee, WIWI16,41133.7%−8%

82Delafield, WIWI7,31433.6%−7%

83Antigo, WIWI8,06033.4%+2%

84Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40833.4%+2%

85Weston, WIWI15,93133.2%−6%

86Reedsburg, WIWI10,64132.9%−0%

87Plover, WIWI14,27432.8%+22%

88Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91732.7%+1%

89Manitowoc, WIWI34,67132.4%−5%

90Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64932.2%+3%

91Dodgeville, WIWI5,07632.1%+2%

92Evansville, WIWI5,83732.1%−12%

93Onalaska, WIWI20,29731.9%−1%

94Janesville, WIWI66,92931.8%−8%

95Marinette, WIWI11,16831.6%+1%

96Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93031.5%−7%

97Berlin, WIWI5,58831.5%−2%

98Waupun, WIWI11,15031.5%+15%

99Slinger, WIWI6,49531.5%−4%

100Appleton, WIWI75,45231.3%−7%

101Mayville, WIWI5,18431.2%+8%

102Lake Mills, WIWI6,65531.1%+1%

103Grafton, WIWI13,38931.0%−13%

104Sturtevant, WIWI6,85230.5%−19%

105Greendale, WIWI14,42630.3%+6%

106Jackson, WIWI8,32230.1%−18%

107Neenah, WIWI27,63830.0%−9%

108Brown Deer, WIWI12,82128.8%+8%

109Oregon, WIWI12,01528.5%−17%

110Kaukauna, WIWI18,51728.5%−2%

111Little Chute, WIWI11,80028.4%+14%

112Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33828.3%+9%

113DeForest, WIWI13,09428.0%−6%

114Verona, WIWI16,82127.4%−15%

115Windsor, WIWI10,08527.2%−19%

116Two Rivers, WIWI11,22227.0%−5%

117McFarland, WIWI9,14527.0%−2%

118Glendale, WIWI14,79526.9%+6%

119Kimberly, WIWI7,55626.8%+19%

120Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68726.5%−8%

121West Salem, WIWI5,28824.9%+8%

122Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29122.6%+11%

123Germantown, WIWI21,05021.9%−11%

124Franklin, WIWI36,68721.6%−9%

125Holmen, WIWI12,10520.8%−1%

126Rothschild, WIWI5,62718.9%−16%

127New Berlin, WIWI39,95318.7%+22%

128North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42517.6%−14%

129Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79817.4%+45%

130Muskego, WIWI25,60217.3%+14%

131Pewaukee, WIWI16,37516.0%–

132Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48915.4%−4%

133Allouez, WIWI13,83815.0%–

134Fox Point, WIWI6,58314.7%+0%

135Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28012.8%+31%

136Elm Grove, WIWI6,35410.1%−12%

137Brookfield, WIWI41,44810.1%+20%

138Mequon, WIWI25,1208.7%+1%

139Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3847.3%−39%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS