What percentage of people rent in Belle Plaine, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Belle Plaine, KS, 2020–2024
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43.6% (±12.4 points) of the occupied homes in Belle Plaine, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 281 renting households against 363 that own their home.

In Belle Plaine, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.6% in 2020–2024 (+18.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.6% (±12.4 points)
Renting households: 281 (±116)
Median renter income: $31,359 (±$10,143)

Who rents and who owns in Belle Plaine

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belle Plaine	Sumner County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.6% (±12.4 points)	24.9% (±3.0 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	281 (±116)	2,237 (±274)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	363 (±76)	6,733 (±322)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,359 (±$10,143)	$38,446 (±$6,011)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,272 (±$5,818)	$75,774 (±$3,592)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Belle Plaine, the renter share is higher than in Sumner County (24.9%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Sumner County, Belle Plaine ranks 1 of 41 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 133 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Belle Plaine 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	25.6% (±6.6 points)	43.6% (±12.4 points)	+18.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$747 (±$50)	$711 (±$191)	−4.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$60,398 (±$5,252)	$63,214 (±$28,661)	+4.7%	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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belle Plaine
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Belle Plaine	—	43.6% (±12.4 points)	—
Belle Plaine Township	2.2 mi	26.1% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Harmon Township	4.1 mi	0.0% (±39.5 points)	Lower
Palestine Township	4.2 mi	40.4% (±41.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gore Township	5.3 mi	29.8% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mulvane	6.2 mi	20.2% (±7.5 points)	Lower
London Township	7.7 mi	10.7% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Salem Township (Sedgwick County)	8.3 mi	14.5% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Seventy-Six Township	8.4 mi	0.0% (±14.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Belle Plaine Township, KS (26.1%), Harmon Township, KS (0.0%), Mulvane, KS (20.2%).

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
1	Belle Plaine	43.6% (±12.4 points)
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)

Showing 7 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

How many renters are there in Belle Plaine?

Belle Plaine has an estimated 281 (±116) renting households, 43.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Belle Plaine?

In Belle Plaine, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.6% in 2020–2024 (+18.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Belle Plaine?

A renting household in Belle Plaine has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Belle Plaine?

The median renting household in Belle Plaine, KS has an income of $31,359 (±$10,143) a year, against $80,272 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 city, Kansas (place:05500, 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.