What percentage of people rent in Cottonwood Falls, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Cottonwood Falls, KS, 2020–2024
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15.7% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in Cottonwood Falls, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 66 renting households against 354 that own their home.

In Cottonwood Falls, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.7% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.7% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 66 (±29)

Who rents and who owns in Cottonwood Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cottonwood Falls	Chase County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.7% (±7.0 points)	26.7% (±6.4 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	66 (±29)	306 (±77)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	354 (±82)	841 (±92)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$42,188 (±$13,885)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$51,417 (±$16,843)	$63,594 (±$9,481)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Cottonwood Falls, the renter share is lower than in Chase County (26.7%).

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

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

In Chase County, Cottonwood Falls ranks 6 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 913 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Cottonwood Falls 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	19.8% (±5.5 points)	15.7% (±7.0 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$404 (±$37)	$838 (±$126)	+107.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$31,797 (±$6,216)	$50,750 (±$7,562)	+59.6%	Up 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 Cottonwood Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cottonwood Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cottonwood Falls	—	15.7% (±7.0 points)	—
Falls Township (Chase County)	1.6 mi	15.5% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Strong City	1.9 mi	39.1% (±13.2 points)	Higher
Elmdale	5.6 mi	0.0% (±69.1 points)	Not measurably different
Strong Township	7.1 mi	36.8% (±12.2 points)	Higher
Toledo Township	7.8 mi	32.7% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bazaar Township	8.9 mi	72.5% (±20.4 points)	Higher
Diamond Creek Township	9.6 mi	0.0% (±36.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood Township	12 mi	67.1% (±21.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Strong City, KS (39.1%), Strong Township, KS (36.8%), 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 Chase County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bazaar Township	72.5% (±20.4 points)
2	Cottonwood Township	67.1% (±21.2 points)
3	Strong City	39.1% (±13.2 points)
4	Strong Township	36.8% (±12.2 points)
5	Toledo Township	32.7% (±18.8 points)
6	Cottonwood Falls	15.7% (±7.0 points)
7	Falls Township (Chase County)	15.5% (±6.5 points)
8	Matfield Green	11.8% (±11.6 points)
9	Matfield Township	9.1% (±8.7 points)
10 (tie)	Cedar Point	0.0% (±100.0 points)
10 (tie)	Elmdale	0.0% (±69.1 points)
10 (tie)	Cedar Township (Chase County)	0.0% (±59.4 points)

Showing 12 of 14 places in Chase 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 Cottonwood Falls

How many renters are there in Cottonwood Falls?

Cottonwood Falls has an estimated 66 (±29) renting households, 15.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cottonwood Falls?

In Cottonwood Falls, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.7% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cottonwood Falls?

A renting household in Cottonwood Falls has 1.6 people on average, against 2.3 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 Cottonwood Falls city, Kansas (place:15900, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.