How many renters in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), KS pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), KS, 2020–2024
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64.6% (±25.5 points) of renting households in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), KS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.6% (±25.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.2% (±20.0 points)
Median share of income: 34.4% (±6.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	Leavenworth County	Kansas	United States
Less than 15%	18.7% (±16.5 points)	15.5%	16.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.5% (±5.3 points)	16.5%	14.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.2% (±4.1 points)	14.5%	14.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.0% (±6.5 points)	11.9%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.4% (±15.8 points)	9.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	48.2% (±20.0 points)	32.3%	34.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County) against Leavenworth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	Leavenworth County	Kansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.6% (±25.5 points)	41.5% (±4.6 points)	43.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.2% (±20.0 points)	32.3% (±3.9 points)	34.5% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.4% (±6.6 points)	26.4% (±1.9 points)	27.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,685 (±$15,112)	$52,714 (±$5,594)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,237 (±$135)	$1,219 (±$61)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413

In Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Leavenworth County (41.5%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (43.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Leavenworth County, Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County) ranks 3 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 212 of 1,310.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	—	64.6% (±25.5 points)	—
Basehor	0.8 mi	67.0% (±29.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stranger Township	4.2 mi	63.9% (±36.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bonner Springs	5.7 mi	42.6% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tonganoxie	7.5 mi	36.5% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lansing	7.8 mi	41.0% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Edwardsville	7.8 mi	58.0% (±27.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sherman Township (Leavenworth County)	8.7 mi	10.9% (±21.3 points)	Lower
High Prairie Township	9.2 mi	48.7% (±41.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sherman Township (Leavenworth County), KS (10.9%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Leavenworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Linwood	73.3% (±54.8 points)
2	Basehor	67.0% (±29.4 points)
3	Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	64.6% (±25.5 points)
4	Stranger Township	63.9% (±36.3 points)
5	Easton Township	55.8% (±52.0 points)
6	High Prairie Township	48.7% (±41.2 points)
7	Reno Township (Leavenworth County)	42.4% (±71.3 points)
8	Lansing	41.0% (±16.5 points)
9	Leavenworth	40.2% (±5.5 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Leavenworth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)

Are renters in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County) rent-burdened?

64.6% of renting households in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), KS spends 34.4% (±6.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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