What percentage of people rent in Caney, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Caney, KS, 2020–2024
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36.3% (±15.4 points) of the occupied homes in Caney, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 215 renting households against 377 that own their home.

In Caney, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.3% in 2020–2024 (+9.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.3% (±15.4 points)
Renting households: 215 (±122)
Median renter income: $31,672 (±$2,787)

Who rents and who owns in Caney

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Caney	Montgomery County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.3% (±15.4 points)	27.1% (±2.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	215 (±122)	3,488 (±393)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	377 (±76)	9,392 (±397)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,672 (±$2,787)	$33,704 (±$5,643)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,679 (±$13,271)	$67,548 (±$5,107)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Caney, the renter share is not measurably different from Montgomery County (27.1%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Caney ranks 2 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 222 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Caney 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	27.0% (±7.6 points)	36.3% (±15.4 points)	+9.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$541 (±$99)	$780 (±$265)	+44.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,000 (±$5,954)	$39,000 (±$18,925)	−2.5%	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 Caney

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Caney
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Caney	—	36.3% (±15.4 points)	—
Caney Township	4.2 mi	4.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Havana	5.5 mi	24.1% (±28.3 points)	Not measurably different
Little Caney Township	5.7 mi	3.5% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Niotaze	5.9 mi	9.8% (±15.4 points)	Lower
Tyro	6.2 mi	1.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Copan	7.8 mi	12.6% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Wann	9.8 mi	33.3% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Peru	10 mi	17.8% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Caney Township, KS (4.2%), Little Caney Township, KS (3.5%), Niotaze, KS (9.8%).

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

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cherryvale	40.5% (±9.6 points)
2	Caney	36.3% (±15.4 points)
3	Coffeyville	31.9% (±5.6 points)
4	Independence	30.4% (±5.1 points)
5	Louisburg Township	30.2% (±12.2 points)
6	Sycamore Township (Montgomery County)	27.1% (±15.7 points)
7	Havana	24.1% (±28.3 points)
8	Liberty Township (Montgomery County)	23.9% (±20.9 points)

Showing 8 of 21 places in Montgomery 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 Caney

How many renters are there in Caney?

Caney has an estimated 215 (±122) renting households, 36.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Caney?

In Caney, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.3% in 2020–2024 (+9.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Caney?

A renting household in Caney has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Caney?

The median renting household in Caney, KS has an income of $31,672 (±$2,787) a year, against $57,679 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 Caney city, Kansas (place:10375, 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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