What percentage of people rent in Baxter Springs, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Baxter Springs, KS, 2020–2024
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25.5% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Baxter Springs, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 404 renting households against 1,180 that own their home.

In Baxter Springs, the share of households that rent went from 37.3% in 2015–2019 to 25.5% in 2020–2024 (−11.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.5% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 404 (±138)
Median renter income: $21,875 (±$9,808)

Who rents and who owns in Baxter Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Baxter Springs	Cherokee County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.5% (±8.2 points)	24.5% (±3.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	404 (±138)	1,930 (±262)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,180 (±151)	5,957 (±313)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,875 (±$9,808)	$34,141 (±$10,157)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,570 (±$15,236)	$66,635 (±$6,488)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Baxter Springs, the renter share is not measurably different from Cherokee County (24.5%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (32.8%).

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

In Cherokee County, Baxter Springs ranks 6 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 502 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Baxter Springs 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	37.3% (±7.6 points)	25.5% (±8.2 points)	−11.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$595 (±$157)	$754 (±$114)	+26.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,744 (±$3,736)	$51,404 (±$10,834)	+39.9%	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 Baxter Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Baxter Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Baxter Springs	—	25.5% (±8.2 points)	—
Garden Township (Cherokee County)	3.1 mi	29.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Valley Township (Cherokee County)	4.3 mi	8.1% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Quapaw	5.6 mi	40.0% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Lowell Township	6.7 mi	21.6% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Galena	6.7 mi	29.4% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Peoria	8.1 mi	19.4% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lyon Township (Cherokee County)	8.2 mi	13.9% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Loma Linda	8.3 mi	18.3% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spring Valley Township (Cherokee County), KS (8.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Quapaw, OK (40.0%).

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

Households that rent across Cherokee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mineral Township	52.9% (±51.9 points)
2	Pleasant View Township	37.3% (±17.8 points)
3	Columbus	33.0% (±8.2 points)
4	Galena	29.4% (±10.7 points)
5	Garden Township (Cherokee County)	29.3% (±10.5 points)
6	Baxter Springs	25.5% (±8.2 points)
7	Weir	25.4% (±13.1 points)
8	West Mineral	24.3% (±19.7 points)
9	Crawford Township (Cherokee County)	22.7% (±18.9 points)
10	Shawnee Township	22.3% (±17.9 points)
11	Lowell Township	21.6% (±24.3 points)
12	Scammon	16.5% (±8.1 points)

Showing 12 of 21 places in Cherokee 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 Baxter Springs

How many renters are there in Baxter Springs?

Baxter Springs has an estimated 404 (±138) renting households, 25.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Baxter Springs?

In Baxter Springs, the share of households that rent went from 37.3% in 2015–2019 to 25.5% in 2020–2024 (−11.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Baxter Springs?

A renting household in Baxter Springs has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Baxter Springs?

The median renting household in Baxter Springs, KS has an income of $21,875 (±$9,808) a year, against $60,570 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 Baxter Springs city, Kansas (place:04625, 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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