Summary

share of renter households
share of low-income households
share of cost-burdened renter households

Renter population data

Renters vs homeowners
Households by tenure
Households
% share
Renter households
Homeowner households
Total households
Low-income renter households
Renter households by income group
Households
% share
Extremely low-income
≤30% AMI
Very low-income
>30-50% AMI
Low-income
>50-80% AMI
All low-income households
≤80% AMI
Cost-burdened renter households
Share of income spent on housing
Households
% share
Moderately cost-burdened
Severely cost-burdened
All cost-burdened households
Households are cost-burdened when they spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs (rent plus utilities). Those spending more than 50% are severely cost-burdened.

Affordable housing shortage

Rent and income (2024)
Rent & income
Amount ($)
Median household income
Median renter household income
Median monthly rent
Rent as share of renter income
Income needed to afford median rent
Affordable housing stock
Supply, demand & shortage
Units
Supply (current stock)
Demand (total units needed)
Shortage
total shortage
supply/demand ratio
Availability of affordable rental units per 100 households

Finance institutions

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

201 W Washington Avenue, Suite 700

Madison, WI 53703-2727

QAP document (Qualified Allocation Plan)

QAP
Wisconsin
The QAP is a document that states, and a few local agencies, must develop in order to distribute federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs), which can be awarded only to a building that fits the QAP’s priorities and criteria. Each QAP must spell out a housing finance agency’s (HFA’s) priorities and specify the criteria it will use to select projects competing for tax credits. The priorities must be appropriate to local conditions.
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County statistics for ELI & VLI renters

S&D ratio = Supply & Demand Ratio
List of counties
Rental population
ELI & VLI (<50% AMI)
Rent-burdened
Affordable housing
Name
Households
% share
Households
% share
Households
% share
Shortage of units
S&D ratio
Adams County
Ashland County
Barron County (Rice Lake area)
Bayfield County
Brown County (Green Bay area)
Buffalo County
Burnett County
Calumet County (Appleton area)
Chippewa County (Eau Claire area)
Clark County
Columbia County (Madison area)
Crawford County
Dane County (Madison area)
Dodge County (Beaver Dam area)
Door County
Douglas County (Duluth area)
Dunn County (Menomonie area)
Eau Claire County (Eau Claire area)
Florence County (Iron Mountain area)
Fond du Lac County (Fond du Lac area)
Forest County
Grant County (Platteville area)
Green County (Madison area)
Green Lake County
Iowa County (Madison area)
Iron County
Jackson County
Jefferson County (Watertown area)
Juneau County
Kenosha County (Kenosha area)
Kewaunee County (Green Bay area)
La Crosse County (La Crosse area)
Lafayette County
Langlade County
Lincoln County
Manitowoc County (Manitowoc area)
Marathon County (Wausau area)
Marinette County (Marinette area)
Marquette County
Menominee County (Shawano area)
Milwaukee County (Milwaukee area)
Monroe County (Sparta area)
Oconto County (Green Bay area)
Oneida County
Outagamie County (Appleton area)
Ozaukee County (Milwaukee area)
Pepin County
Pierce County (Minneapolis area)
Polk County
Portage County (Stevens Point area)
Price County
Racine County (Racine area)
Richland County
Rock County (Janesville area)
Rusk County
Sauk County (Baraboo area)
Sawyer County
Shawano County (Shawano area)
Sheboygan County (Sheboygan area)
St. Croix County (Minneapolis area)
Taylor County
Trempealeau County
Vernon County (La Crosse area)
Vilas County
Walworth County (Whitewater area)
Washburn County
Washington County (Milwaukee area)
Waukesha County (Milwaukee area)
Waupaca County
Waushara County
Winnebago County (Oshkosh area)
Wood County (Wisconsin Rapids area)