What percentage of people rent in Big Creek Township (Russell County), KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Big Creek Township (Russell County), KS, 2020–2024
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30.7% (±13.8 points) of the occupied homes in Big Creek Township (Russell County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 74 renting households against 167 that own their home.

In Big Creek Township (Russell County), the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 30.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.7% (±13.8 points)
Renting households: 74 (±41)

Who rents and who owns in Big Creek Township (Russell County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Creek Township (Russell County)	Russell County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.7% (±13.8 points)	24.9% (±5.0 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	74 (±41)	773 (±173)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	167 (±44)	2,327 (±149)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$45,282 (±$20,476)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,893 (±$18,699)	$67,753 (±$9,905)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Big Creek Township (Russell County), the renter share is not measurably different from Russell County (24.9%).

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

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

In Russell County, Big Creek Township (Russell County) ranks 4 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 351 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Big Creek Township (Russell County) 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	25.0% (±10.6 points)	30.7% (±13.8 points)	+5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$725 (±$83)	$788 (±$400)	+8.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,750 (±$7,010)	$70,625 (±$14,389)	+44.9%	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 Big Creek Township (Russell County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Creek Township (Russell County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Big Creek Township (Russell County)	—	30.7% (±13.8 points)	—
Gorham	2.2 mi	35.2% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Russell	7.4 mi	27.6% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Herzog Township	7.7 mi	33.6% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Russell County)	8.2 mi	26.6% (±34.9 points)	Not measurably different
Victoria	8.7 mi	35.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Russell Township	9.0 mi	0.0% (±63.7 points)	Not measurably different
Winterset Township	9.2 mi	100.0% (±60.7 points)	Higher
Lincoln Township (Russell County)	11 mi	0.0% (±42.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Winterset Township, KS (100.0%).

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

Households that rent across Russell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Winterset Township	100.0% (±60.7 points)
2	Waldo	40.0% (±49.6 points)
3	Gorham	35.2% (±15.8 points)
4	Big Creek Township (Russell County)	30.7% (±13.8 points)
5	Russell	27.6% (±6.6 points)
6	Grant Township (Russell County)	26.6% (±34.9 points)
7	Center Township (Russell County)	23.0% (±15.3 points)
8	Fairview Township (Russell County)	19.8% (±8.5 points)
9	Bunker Hill	15.4% (±15.6 points)
10	Lucas	15.1% (±8.5 points)

Showing 10 of 20 places in Russell 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 Big Creek Township (Russell County)

How many renters are there in Big Creek Township (Russell County)?

Big Creek Township (Russell County) has an estimated 74 (±41) renting households, 30.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Big Creek Township (Russell County)?

In Big Creek Township (Russell County), the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 30.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Big Creek Township (Russell County)?

A renting household in Big Creek Township (Russell County) has 1.8 people on average, against 3.2 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 Big Creek township, Russell County, Kansas (county subdivision:06700, in state:20 county:167).

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.