What percentage of people rent in Belle Plaine Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Belle Plaine Township, KS, 2020–2024
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26.1% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Belle Plaine Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 339 renting households against 960 that own their home.

In Belle Plaine Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.2% in 2015–2019 to 26.1% in 2020–2024 (+9.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.1% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 339 (±119)
Median renter income: $31,938 (±$17,993)

Who rents and who owns in Belle Plaine Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belle Plaine Township	Sumner County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.1% (±8.2 points)	24.9% (±3.0 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	339 (±119)	2,237 (±274)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	960 (±111)	6,733 (±322)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,938 (±$17,993)	$38,446 (±$6,011)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,861 (±$16,936)	$75,774 (±$3,592)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Belle Plaine Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Sumner County (24.9%).

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

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

In Sumner County, Belle Plaine Township ranks 8 of 41 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 479 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Belle Plaine 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	16.2% (±5.6 points)	26.1% (±8.2 points)	+9.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$795 (±$113)	$738 (±$182)	−7.2%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$59,792 (±$7,414)	$91,250 (±$24,161)	+52.6%	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 Belle Plaine Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belle Plaine Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Belle Plaine Township	—	26.1% (±8.2 points)	—
Belle Plaine	2.2 mi	43.6% (±12.4 points)	Higher
Mulvane	4.8 mi	20.2% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Gore Township	5.5 mi	29.8% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Harmon Township	5.8 mi	0.0% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Salem Township (Sedgwick County)	6.1 mi	14.5% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Palestine Township	6.2 mi	40.4% (±41.0 points)	Not measurably different
London Township	6.6 mi	10.7% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rockford Township	8.2 mi	18.3% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Salem Township (Sedgwick County), KS (14.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Belle Plaine, KS (43.6%).

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

Households that rent across Sumner County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Palestine Township	40.4% (±41.0 points)
3	Wellington	37.7% (±5.3 points)
4	Caldwell Township	35.2% (±22.5 points)
5 (tie)	Oxford	29.8% (±10.0 points)
5 (tie)	Gore Township	29.8% (±16.4 points)
7	South Haven	28.1% (±12.8 points)
8	Belle Plaine Township	26.1% (±8.2 points)
9	Oxford Township (Sumner County)	24.4% (±8.8 points)
10	Conway Springs	23.6% (±10.9 points)
11	Caldwell	22.4% (±7.9 points)
12	Mayfield	20.9% (±15.3 points)
13	South Haven Township	20.2% (±8.7 points)
14	Argonia	19.7% (±11.4 points)

Showing 13 of 41 places in Sumner 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 Belle Plaine Township

How many renters are there in Belle Plaine Township?

Belle Plaine Township has an estimated 339 (±119) renting households, 26.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Belle Plaine Township?

In Belle Plaine Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.2% in 2015–2019 to 26.1% in 2020–2024 (+9.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Belle Plaine Township?

A renting household in Belle Plaine Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Belle Plaine Township?

The median renting household in Belle Plaine Township, KS has an income of $31,938 (±$17,993) a year, against $104,861 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 Belle Plaine township, Sumner County, Kansas (county subdivision:05525, in state:20 county:191).

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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