What percentage of people rent in Arkansas City, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Arkansas City, KS, 2020–2024
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43.5% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Arkansas City, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,087 renting households against 2,712 that own their home.

In Arkansas City, the share of households that rent went from 39.5% in 2015–2019 to 43.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.5% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 2,087 (±316)
Median renter income: $32,534 (±$8,734)

Who rents and who owns in Arkansas City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Arkansas City	Cowley County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.5% (±5.7 points)	31.9% (±2.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,087 (±316)	4,270 (±440)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,712 (±278)	9,117 (±378)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,534 (±$8,734)	$34,033 (±$3,083)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,407 (±$8,578)	$71,606 (±$4,566)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Arkansas City, the renter share is higher than in Cowley County (31.9%).

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

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

In Cowley County, Arkansas City ranks 4 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 134 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Arkansas City 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	39.5% (±4.3 points)	43.5% (±5.7 points)	+4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$668 (±$29)	$781 (±$75)	+16.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,576 (±$2,402)	$49,629 (±$6,212)	+16.6%	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 Arkansas City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Arkansas City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Arkansas City	—	43.5% (±5.7 points)	—
Creswell Township	1.6 mi	12.3% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Parkerfield	2.4 mi	2.1% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Bolton Township	3.0 mi	16.0% (±14.5 points)	Lower
Geuda Springs	6.7 mi	9.4% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Pleasant Valley Township (Cowley County)	7.1 mi	4.2% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Beaver Township (Cowley County)	7.9 mi	55.2% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Silverdale Township	8.5 mi	0.0% (±17.7 points)	Lower
Walton Township (Sumner County)	9.1 mi	11.0% (±7.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Creswell Township, KS (12.3%), Parkerfield, KS (2.1%), Bolton Township, KS (16.0%).

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

Households that rent across Cowley County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cedar Township (Cowley County)	55.6% (±31.4 points)
2	Beaver Township (Cowley County)	55.2% (±23.7 points)
3	Udall	44.8% (±10.9 points)
4	Arkansas City	43.5% (±5.7 points)
5	Ninnescah Township (Cowley County)	36.6% (±9.3 points)
6	Winfield	35.3% (±5.0 points)
7	Rock Creek Township (Cowley County)	30.9% (±20.9 points)
8	Spring Creek Township (Cowley County)	26.7% (±26.4 points)
9	Salem Township (Cowley County)	26.5% (±23.6 points)
10	Harvey Township (Cowley County)	25.0% (±32.0 points)

Showing 10 of 33 places in Cowley 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 Arkansas City

How many renters are there in Arkansas City?

Arkansas City has an estimated 2,087 (±316) renting households, 43.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Arkansas City?

In Arkansas City, the share of households that rent went from 39.5% in 2015–2019 to 43.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Arkansas City?

A renting household in Arkansas City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Arkansas City?

The median renting household in Arkansas City, KS has an income of $32,534 (±$8,734) a year, against $70,407 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 Arkansas City city, Kansas (place:02300, 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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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.