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

Name: Renters and owners in Center Township (Lyon County), KS, 2020–2024
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14.0% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Center Township (Lyon County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 57 renting households against 350 that own their home.

In Center Township (Lyon County), the share of households that rent went from 13.8% in 2015–2019 to 14.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.0% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 57 (±29)

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

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Center Township (Lyon County)	Lyon County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.0% (±6.8 points)	42.1% (±2.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	57 (±29)	5,680 (±407)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	350 (±71)	7,801 (±394)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$39,364 (±$6,165)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,833 (±$32,281)	$73,796 (±$5,549)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Center Township (Lyon County), the renter share is lower than in Lyon County (42.1%).

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

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

In Lyon County, Center Township (Lyon County) ranks 13 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 980 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Center Township (Lyon 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	13.8% (±5.5 points)	14.0% (±6.8 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$763 (±$410)	$739 (±$203)	−3.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$71,953 (±$13,209)	$79,375 (±$25,290)	+10.3%	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 (Lyon County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Center Township (Lyon County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Center Township (Lyon County)	—	14.0% (±6.8 points)	—
Olpe	4.1 mi	25.9% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Emporia Township	8.9 mi	13.5% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Greenwood County)	9.1 mi	22.5% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Madison	9.9 mi	24.8% (±8.2 points)	Higher
Pike Township	9.9 mi	25.6% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Emporia	11 mi	50.1% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Elmendaro Township	11 mi	19.3% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bazaar Township	12 mi	72.5% (±20.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Madison, KS (24.8%), Emporia, KS (50.1%), Bazaar Township, KS (72.5%).

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

Households that rent across Lyon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6 (tie)	Agnes City Township	24.2% (±17.5 points)
8	Americus	19.5% (±7.6 points)
9	Elmendaro Township	19.3% (±9.8 points)
10	Americus Township	18.7% (±8.0 points)
11	Reading	16.7% (±12.6 points)
12	Reading Township	16.1% (±10.6 points)
13	Center Township (Lyon County)	14.0% (±6.8 points)
14	Emporia Township	13.5% (±9.6 points)
15	Fremont Township	10.9% (±11.4 points)
16	Admire	8.3% (±10.0 points)
17	Ivy Township	7.5% (±7.9 points)
18	Neosho Rapids	2.7% (±4.1 points)
19	Jackson Township (Lyon County)	2.3% (±2.7 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Lyon 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 (Lyon County)

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

Center Township (Lyon County) has an estimated 57 (±29) renting households, 14.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Center Township (Lyon County)?

In Center Township (Lyon County), the share of households that rent went from 13.8% in 2015–2019 to 14.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

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

A renting household in Center Township (Lyon County) has 2.0 people on average, against 2.9 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 Center township, Lyon County, Kansas (county subdivision:11800, in state:20 county:111).

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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