What percentage of people rent in Abilene, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Abilene, KS, 2020–2024
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26.1% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Abilene, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 823 renting households against 2,329 that own their home.

In Abilene, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.1% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 823 (±199)
Median renter income: $41,294 (±$5,572)

Who rents and who owns in Abilene

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Abilene	Dickinson County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.1% (±6.1 points)	21.4% (±2.6 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	823 (±199)	1,718 (±217)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,329 (±221)	6,298 (±240)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,294 (±$5,572)	$41,618 (±$3,194)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,904 (±$17,478)	$81,261 (±$4,653)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Abilene, the renter share is not measurably different from Dickinson County (21.4%).

It is also lower than in Kansas (32.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Dickinson County, Abilene ranks 6 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 475 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Abilene 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	31.8% (±6.1 points)	26.1% (±6.1 points)	−5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$672 (±$32)	$1,022 (±$320)	+52.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,183 (±$8,952)	$57,924 (±$8,811)	+15.4%	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 Abilene

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Abilene
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Abilene	—	26.1% (±6.1 points)	—
Grant Township (Dickinson County)	1.7 mi	15.0% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Dickinson County)	5.3 mi	16.3% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Buckeye Township (Dickinson County)	5.5 mi	0.0% (±16.4 points)	Lower
Enterprise	6.2 mi	12.1% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Newbern Township	6.9 mi	4.2% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Willowdale Township	7.1 mi	5.8% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Solomon	7.6 mi	20.1% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Center Township (Dickinson County)	7.8 mi	9.8% (±7.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lincoln Township (Dickinson County), KS (16.3%), Buckeye Township (Dickinson County), KS (0.0%), Enterprise, KS (12.1%).

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

Households that rent across Dickinson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Woodbine	36.8% (±19.2 points)
2	Herington	36.2% (±9.3 points)
3	Holland Township	34.1% (±36.9 points)
4	Liberty Township (Dickinson County)	32.0% (±20.4 points)
5	Flora Township	28.8% (±27.6 points)
6 (tie)	Abilene	26.1% (±6.1 points)
6 (tie)	Chapman	26.1% (±7.5 points)
8	Noble Township (Dickinson County)	24.8% (±7.5 points)
9	Hope	21.3% (±9.3 points)
10	Solomon	20.1% (±8.3 points)
11	Hope Township	19.9% (±8.8 points)
12	Lincoln Township (Dickinson County)	16.3% (±7.0 points)

Showing 12 of 33 places in Dickinson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Abilene

How many renters are there in Abilene?

Abilene has an estimated 823 (±199) renting households, 26.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Abilene?

In Abilene, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Abilene?

A renting household in Abilene has 1.4 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Abilene?

The median renting household in Abilene, KS has an income of $41,294 (±$5,572) a year, against $77,904 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 Abilene city, Kansas (place:00125, in state:20).

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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