What percentage of people rent in Americus Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Americus Township, KS, 2020–2024
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18.7% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Americus Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 87 renting households against 379 that own their home.

In Americus Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.7% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 87 (±40)

Who rents and who owns in Americus Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Americus Township	Lyon County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.7% (±8.0 points)	42.1% (±2.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	87 (±40)	5,680 (±407)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	379 (±67)	7,801 (±394)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.7)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$39,364 (±$6,165)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,950 (±$8,887)	$73,796 (±$5,549)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Americus Township, the renter share is lower than in Lyon County (42.1%).

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

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

In Lyon County, Americus Township ranks 10 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 791 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Americus Township 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	22.5% (±7.9 points)	18.7% (±8.0 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$739 (±$101)	$990 (±$134)	+34.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,655 (±$12,961)	$85,556 (±$23,307)	+30.3%	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 Americus Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Americus Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Americus Township	—	18.7% (±8.0 points)	—
Americus	1.9 mi	19.5% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dunlap	5.6 mi	75.0% (±54.5 points)	Higher
Fremont Township	6.7 mi	10.9% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bushong	8.1 mi	25.0% (±26.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pike Township	9.4 mi	25.6% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Emporia	10 mi	50.1% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Toledo Township	11 mi	32.7% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Allen	11 mi	39.7% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dunlap, KS (75.0%), Emporia, KS (50.1%).

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

Households that rent across Lyon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Pike Township	25.6% (±17.1 points)
5	Bushong	25.0% (±26.1 points)
6 (tie)	Hartford	24.2% (±13.1 points)
6 (tie)	Agnes City Township	24.2% (±17.5 points)
8	Americus	19.5% (±7.6 points)
9	Elmendaro Township	19.3% (±9.8 points)
10	Americus Township	18.7% (±8.0 points)
11	Reading	16.7% (±12.6 points)
12	Reading Township	16.1% (±10.6 points)
13	Center Township (Lyon County)	14.0% (±6.8 points)
14	Emporia Township	13.5% (±9.6 points)
15	Fremont Township	10.9% (±11.4 points)
16	Admire	8.3% (±10.0 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Lyon 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 Americus Township

How many renters are there in Americus Township?

Americus Township has an estimated 87 (±40) renting households, 18.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Americus Township?

In Americus Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Americus Township?

A renting household in Americus Township has 2.1 people on average, against 3.3 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 Americus township, Lyon County, Kansas (county subdivision:01700, in state:20 county:111).

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.