What percentage of people rent in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), KS, 2020–2024
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14.9% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 639 renting households against 3,640 that own their home.

In Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), the share of households that rent went from 14.8% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.9% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 639 (±219)
Median renter income: $36,685 (±$15,112)

Who rents and who owns in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	Leavenworth County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.9% (±4.8 points)	30.7% (±1.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	639 (±219)	9,254 (±603)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,640 (±255)	20,910 (±573)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,685 (±$15,112)	$52,714 (±$5,594)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$136,531 (±$10,447)	$104,699 (±$6,551)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), the renter share is lower than in Leavenworth County (30.7%).

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

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

In Leavenworth County, Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County) ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 952 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth 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	14.8% (±3.1 points)	14.9% (±4.8 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,038 (±$94)	$1,237 (±$135)	+19.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$87,818 (±$6,733)	$121,802 (±$9,578)	+38.7%	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 Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	—	14.9% (±4.8 points)	—
Basehor	0.8 mi	20.1% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stranger Township	4.2 mi	14.0% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bonner Springs	5.7 mi	24.6% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Tonganoxie	7.5 mi	32.0% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Lansing	7.8 mi	21.3% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Edwardsville	7.8 mi	25.9% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sherman Township (Leavenworth County)	8.7 mi	10.7% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
High Prairie Township	9.2 mi	10.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bonner Springs, KS (24.6%), Tonganoxie, KS (32.0%).

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

Households that rent across Leavenworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Tonganoxie	32.0% (±9.0 points)
3	Easton	31.1% (±19.7 points)
4	Tonganoxie Township	24.9% (±6.3 points)
5	Lansing	21.3% (±6.1 points)
6	Basehor	20.1% (±6.9 points)
7	Easton Township	18.7% (±18.0 points)
8	Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	14.9% (±4.8 points)
9	Stranger Township	14.0% (±8.0 points)
10	Linwood	13.1% (±12.3 points)
11	High Prairie Township	10.9% (±6.7 points)
12	Sherman Township (Leavenworth County)	10.7% (±8.8 points)
13	Reno Township (Leavenworth County)	9.4% (±7.1 points)
14	Alexandria Township	7.5% (±8.4 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Leavenworth 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 Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)

How many renters are there in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)?

Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County) has an estimated 639 (±219) renting households, 14.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)?

In Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), the share of households that rent went from 14.8% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)?

A renting household in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County) has 1.8 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)?

The median renting household in Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County), KS has an income of $36,685 (±$15,112) a year, against $136,531 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 Fairmount township, Leavenworth County, Kansas (county subdivision:22325, in state:20 county:103).

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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