What percentage of people rent in Garden City, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Garden City, KS, 2020–2024
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39.8% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Garden City, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,956 renting households against 5,985 that own their home.

In Garden City, the share of households that rent went from 40.3% in 2015–2019 to 39.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.8% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 3,956 (±382)
Median renter income: $61,174 (±$6,169)

Who rents and who owns in Garden City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garden City	Finney County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.8% (±3.6 points)	35.1% (±2.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,956 (±382)	4,640 (±398)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,985 (±398)	8,589 (±413)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,174 (±$6,169)	$60,774 (±$3,104)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,993 (±$7,042)	$80,616 (±$7,453)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Garden City, the renter share is higher than in Finney County (35.1%).

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

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

In Finney County, Garden City ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 173 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Garden City 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	40.3% (±3.2 points)	39.8% (±3.6 points)	−0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$814 (±$35)	$1,052 (±$47)	+29.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,987 (±$2,806)	$72,865 (±$4,970)	+30.1%	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 Garden City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garden City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garden City	—	39.8% (±3.6 points)	—
Garden City Township	4.9 mi	23.2% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Holcomb	7.8 mi	13.5% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Pierceville Township	8.9 mi	11.7% (±17.5 points)	Lower
Sherlock Township	11 mi	17.1% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Ivanhoe Township	13 mi	7.1% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Pleasant Valley Township (Finney County)	15 mi	0.0% (±53.8 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield	15 mi	54.9% (±14.6 points)	Higher
Terry Township	16 mi	12.5% (±16.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Garden City Township, KS (23.2%), Holcomb, KS (13.5%), Pierceville Township, KS (11.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Deerfield, KS (54.9%).

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

Households that rent across Finney County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Garfield Township (Finney County)	80.4% (±30.9 points)
2	Garden City	39.8% (±3.6 points)
3	Garden City Township	23.2% (±7.0 points)
4	Sherlock Township	17.1% (±7.0 points)
5	Holcomb	13.5% (±7.3 points)
6	Terry Township	12.5% (±16.4 points)
7	Pierceville Township	11.7% (±17.5 points)
8	Ivanhoe Township	7.1% (±10.3 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Finney 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 Garden City

How many renters are there in Garden City?

Garden City has an estimated 3,956 (±382) renting households, 39.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garden City?

In Garden City, the share of households that rent went from 40.3% in 2015–2019 to 39.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Garden City?

A renting household in Garden City has 2.5 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Garden City?

The median renting household in Garden City, KS has an income of $61,174 (±$6,169) a year, against $76,993 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 Garden City city, Kansas (place:25325, 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.