What percentage of people rent in Blue Rapids, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Blue Rapids, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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20.9% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Blue Rapids, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 83 renting households against 315 that own their home.

In Blue Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 20.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.9% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 83 (±31)
Median renter income: $62,917 (±$36,900)

Who rents and who owns in Blue Rapids

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blue Rapids	Marshall County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.9% (±8.4 points)	20.0% (±3.5 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	83 (±31)	836 (±160)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	315 (±78)	3,340 (±144)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.7)	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	$62,917 (±$36,900)	$30,529 (±$4,553)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,321 (±$16,313)	$77,984 (±$2,471)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Blue Rapids, 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 ranks 14 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 686 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Blue Rapids 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	20.6% (±6.4 points)	20.9% (±8.4 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$599 (±$205)	$771 (±$284)	+28.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,167 (±$10,667)	$53,214 (±$16,317)	+8.2%	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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blue Rapids
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Blue Rapids	—	20.9% (±8.4 points)	—
Blue Rapids City Township	1.9 mi	21.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Waterville	4.8 mi	21.5% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Rapids Township	4.8 mi	33.3% (±39.3 points)	Not measurably different
Waterville Township	4.9 mi	19.5% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wells Township	7.0 mi	0.0% (±46.2 points)	Not measurably different
Elm Creek Township (Marshall County)	7.3 mi	0.0% (±57.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cottage Hill Township	7.5 mi	63.6% (±42.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bigelow Township	8.4 mi	0.0% (±65.4 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
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)
17	Balderson Township	17.6% (±24.3 points)
18	Murray Township	16.4% (±9.6 points)
19	Vermillion	15.4% (±17.0 points)
20	Summerfield	12.8% (±13.3 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

How many renters are there in Blue Rapids?

Blue Rapids has an estimated 83 (±31) renting households, 20.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Blue Rapids?

In Blue Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 20.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Blue Rapids?

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

How much do renters earn in Blue Rapids?

The median renting household in Blue Rapids, KS has an income of $62,917 (±$36,900) a year, against $52,321 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, Kansas (place:07650, 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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