What percentage of people rent in Garden Plain, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Garden Plain, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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26.3% (±11.7 points) of the occupied homes in Garden Plain, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 93 renting households against 261 that own their home.

In Garden Plain, the share of households that rent went from 12.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (+13.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.3% (±11.7 points)
Renting households: 93 (±54)

Who rents and who owns in Garden Plain

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garden Plain	Sedgwick County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.3% (±11.7 points)	36.9% (±0.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	93 (±54)	76,373 (±1,693)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	261 (±50)	130,395 (±1,743)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.9)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.6)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$43,105 (±$1,591)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,292 (±$27,018)	$89,812 (±$1,957)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Garden Plain, the renter share is not measurably different from Sedgwick County (36.9%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (32.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Sedgwick County, Garden Plain ranks 12 of 47 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 469 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Garden Plain 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	12.5% (±4.9 points)	26.3% (±11.7 points)	+13.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$725 (±$211)	$958 (±$312)	+32.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,250 (±$25,555)	$85,455 (±$14,609)	+15.1%	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 Plain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garden Plain
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garden Plain	—	26.3% (±11.7 points)	—
Garden Plain Township	2.3 mi	11.0% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Afton Township	3.7 mi	1.7% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Grand River Township	4.6 mi	10.5% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Morton Township (Sedgwick County)	5.1 mi	22.2% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cheney	5.9 mi	22.0% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Goddard	6.5 mi	20.9% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Attica Township	7.6 mi	20.3% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Illinois Township (Sedgwick County)	8.5 mi	0.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Garden Plain Township, KS (11.0%), Afton Township, KS (1.7%), Illinois Township (Sedgwick County), KS (0.0%).

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

Households that rent across Sedgwick County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Wichita	41.1% (±1.0 points)
7	Payne Township (Sedgwick County)	37.4% (±13.9 points)
8	Derby	31.5% (±3.2 points)
9	Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)	31.3% (±13.9 points)
10	Riverside Township (Sedgwick County)	30.5% (±5.8 points)
11	Valley Center	27.6% (±9.8 points)
12	Garden Plain	26.3% (±11.7 points)
13	Clearwater	25.6% (±7.1 points)
14	Park City	24.7% (±7.2 points)
15	Haysville	24.3% (±5.8 points)
16	Colwich	22.4% (±6.4 points)
17	Morton Township (Sedgwick County)	22.2% (±5.9 points)
18	Cheney	22.0% (±6.5 points)

Showing 13 of 47 places in Sedgwick 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 Plain

How many renters are there in Garden Plain?

Garden Plain has an estimated 93 (±54) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garden Plain?

In Garden Plain, the share of households that rent went from 12.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (+13.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Garden Plain?

A renting household in Garden Plain has 2.4 people on average, against 3.4 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 Garden Plain city, Kansas (place:25375, 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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