What percentage of people rent in Burrton, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Burrton, KS, 2020–2024
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16.8% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Burrton, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 57 renting households against 283 that own their home.

In Burrton, the share of households that rent went from 31.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (−14.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.8% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 57 (±30)

Who rents and who owns in Burrton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Burrton	Harvey County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.8% (±7.7 points)	30.2% (±2.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	57 (±30)	4,131 (±411)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	283 (±75)	9,569 (±411)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.9)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$50,289 (±$7,078)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,152 (±$25,446)	$85,470 (±$5,822)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Burrton, the renter share is lower than in Harvey County (30.2%).

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

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

In Harvey County, Burrton ranks 14 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 866 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Burrton 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	31.1% (±7.7 points)	16.8% (±7.7 points)	−14.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$643 (±$39)	$882 (±$176)	+37.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,063 (±$7,854)	$70,833 (±$25,598)	+44.4%	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 Burrton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Burrton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Burrton	—	16.8% (±7.7 points)	—
Burrton Township	2.0 mi	14.8% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Valley Township (Reno County)	4.5 mi	25.2% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Township	5.3 mi	4.0% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Alta Township	7.4 mi	25.0% (±35.6 points)	Not measurably different
Halstead Township	7.4 mi	44.4% (±37.0 points)	Not measurably different
Little River Township	8.0 mi	22.2% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lakin Township (Harvey County)	8.7 mi	10.8% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Halstead	9.0 mi	23.3% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Township, KS (4.0%).

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

Households that rent across Harvey County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Newton Township	30.9% (±7.8 points)
9	Walton Township (Harvey County)	27.1% (±20.5 points)
10	Alta Township	25.0% (±35.6 points)
11	Sedgwick	24.5% (±8.9 points)
12	Walton	23.9% (±19.5 points)
13	Halstead	23.3% (±7.6 points)
14	Burrton	16.8% (±7.7 points)
15	Burrton Township	14.8% (±6.9 points)
16	Macon Township	12.5% (±19.3 points)
17	Lakin Township (Harvey County)	10.8% (±17.6 points)
18	Sedgwick Township	9.2% (±6.8 points)
19	Lake Township	4.0% (±6.9 points)
20 (tie)	Highland Township (Harvey County)	0.0% (±25.5 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Harvey 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 Burrton

How many renters are there in Burrton?

Burrton has an estimated 57 (±30) renting households, 16.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Burrton?

In Burrton, the share of households that rent went from 31.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (−14.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Burrton?

A renting household in Burrton has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 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 Burrton city, Kansas (place:09575, 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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