What percentage of people rent in Blue Rapids City Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Blue Rapids City Township, KS, 2020–2024
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21.8% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Blue Rapids City Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 96 renting households against 345 that own their home.

In Blue Rapids City Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.8% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 96 (±31)
Median renter income: $46,250 (±$34,219)

Who rents and who owns in Blue Rapids City Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blue Rapids City Township	Marshall County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.8% (±8.1 points)	20.0% (±3.5 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	96 (±31)	836 (±160)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	345 (±83)	3,340 (±144)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.8)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,250 (±$34,219)	$30,529 (±$4,553)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,750 (±$18,558)	$77,984 (±$2,471)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Blue Rapids City Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Marshall County (20.0%).

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

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

In Marshall County, Blue Rapids City Township ranks 10 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 657 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Blue Rapids City 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	19.0% (±6.2 points)	21.8% (±8.1 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$599 (±$205)	$771 (±$284)	+28.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,313 (±$9,926)	$52,679 (±$15,312)	+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 Blue Rapids City Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blue Rapids City Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Blue Rapids City Township	—	21.8% (±8.1 points)	—
Blue Rapids	1.9 mi	20.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Elm Creek Township (Marshall County)	5.7 mi	0.0% (±57.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wells Township	5.8 mi	0.0% (±46.2 points)	Not measurably different
Waterville Township	5.8 mi	19.5% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Waterville	5.8 mi	21.5% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Rapids Township	6.2 mi	33.3% (±39.3 points)	Not measurably different
Center Township (Marshall County)	8.4 mi	39.2% (±39.0 points)	Not measurably different
Walnut Township (Marshall County)	8.5 mi	0.0% (±30.9 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that rent across Marshall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Franklin Township (Marshall County)	32.4% (±18.7 points)
5	Guittard Township	31.5% (±21.8 points)
6	Rock Township	29.3% (±35.4 points)
7	Herkimer Township	26.7% (±21.8 points)
8	Marysville	26.0% (±8.2 points)
9	Beattie	25.9% (±18.1 points)
10	Blue Rapids City Township	21.8% (±8.1 points)
11	Frankfort	21.7% (±9.4 points)
12	Axtell	21.6% (±12.0 points)
13	Waterville	21.5% (±8.4 points)
14	Blue Rapids	20.9% (±8.4 points)
15	Waterville Township	19.5% (±7.6 points)
16	Vermillion Township	18.9% (±8.5 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Marshall 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 Blue Rapids City Township

How many renters are there in Blue Rapids City Township?

Blue Rapids City Township has an estimated 96 (±31) renting households, 21.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Blue Rapids City Township?

In Blue Rapids City Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Blue Rapids City Township?

A renting household in Blue Rapids City Township has 3.1 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Blue Rapids City Township?

The median renting household in Blue Rapids City Township, KS has an income of $46,250 (±$34,219) a year, against $54,750 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 Blue Rapids City township, Marshall County, Kansas (county subdivision:07700, in state:20 county:117).

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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