What percentage of people rent in Center Township (Jewell County), KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Center Township (Jewell County), KS, 2020–2024
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30.3% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Center Township (Jewell County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 142 renting households against 326 that own their home.

In Center Township (Jewell County), the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (+12.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.3% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 142 (±41)
Median renter income: $29,091 (±$4,205)

Who rents and who owns in Center Township (Jewell County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Center Township (Jewell County)	Jewell County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.3% (±8.4 points)	25.9% (±5.2 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	142 (±41)	341 (±72)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	326 (±81)	976 (±89)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,091 (±$4,205)	$30,417 (±$2,784)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,750 (±$19,840)	$68,906 (±$6,820)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Center Township (Jewell County), the renter share is not measurably different from Jewell County (25.9%).

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

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

In Jewell County, Center Township (Jewell County) ranks 11 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 368 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Center Township (Jewell 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	17.4% (±5.1 points)	30.3% (±8.4 points)	+12.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$552 (±$131)	$639 (±$74)	+15.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,396 (±$9,570)	$51,250 (±$10,470)	+8.1%	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 Center Township (Jewell County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Center Township (Jewell County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Center Township (Jewell County)	—	30.3% (±8.4 points)	—
Mankato	0.3 mi	33.5% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Jewell County)	5.7 mi	0.0% (±48.2 points)	Not measurably different
Limestone Township	6.2 mi	0.0% (±43.5 points)	Not measurably different
Holmwood Township	6.3 mi	0.0% (±90.1 points)	Not measurably different
Burr Oak	7.6 mi	0.0% (±37.4 points)	Not measurably different
Jewell	8.5 mi	32.9% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Buffalo Township (Jewell County)	8.6 mi	31.7% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Burr Oak Township (Jewell County)	9.0 mi	0.0% (±27.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Burr Oak Township (Jewell County), KS (0.0%).

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

Households that rent across Jewell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Richland Township (Jewell County)	35.0% (±40.6 points)
6	Esbon	34.0% (±26.2 points)
7	Mankato	33.5% (±9.0 points)
8	Jewell	32.9% (±14.8 points)
9	Buffalo Township (Jewell County)	31.7% (±14.4 points)
10	Esbon Township	30.5% (±24.1 points)
11	Center Township (Jewell County)	30.3% (±8.4 points)
12	Highland Township (Jewell County)	26.7% (±35.4 points)
13	Grant Township (Jewell County)	23.1% (±19.7 points)
14	Formoso	5.0% (±8.7 points)
15 (tie)	Burr Oak	0.0% (±37.4 points)
15 (tie)	Webber	0.0% (±90.1 points)
15 (tie)	Allen Township (Jewell County)	0.0% (±100.0 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Jewell 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 Center Township (Jewell County)

How many renters are there in Center Township (Jewell County)?

Center Township (Jewell County) has an estimated 142 (±41) renting households, 30.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Center Township (Jewell County)?

In Center Township (Jewell County), the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (+12.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Center Township (Jewell County)?

A renting household in Center Township (Jewell County) has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Center Township (Jewell County)?

The median renting household in Center Township (Jewell County), KS has an income of $29,091 (±$4,205) a year, against $69,750 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 Center township, Jewell County, Kansas (county subdivision:11750, in state:20 county:089).

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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