What percentage of people rent in Garden Township (Cherokee County), KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Garden Township (Cherokee County), KS, 2020–2024
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29.3% (±10.5 points) of the occupied homes in Garden Township (Cherokee County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 319 renting households against 770 that own their home.

In Garden Township (Cherokee County), the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.3% (±10.5 points)
Renting households: 319 (±134)
Median renter income: $55,221 (±$49,306)

Who rents and who owns in Garden Township (Cherokee County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garden Township (Cherokee County)	Cherokee County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.3% (±10.5 points)	24.5% (±3.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	319 (±134)	1,930 (±262)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	770 (±127)	5,957 (±313)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,221 (±$49,306)	$34,141 (±$10,157)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,289 (±$9,427)	$66,635 (±$6,488)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Garden Township (Cherokee County), the renter share is not measurably different from Cherokee County (24.5%).

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

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

In Cherokee County, Garden Township (Cherokee County) ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 390 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Garden Township (Cherokee 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	22.1% (±9.1 points)	29.3% (±10.5 points)	+7.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$625 (±$80)	$1,098 (±$129)	+75.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$57,321 (±$11,061)	$86,074 (±$11,542)	+50.2%	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 Township (Cherokee County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garden Township (Cherokee County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garden Township (Cherokee County)	—	29.3% (±10.5 points)	—
Baxter Springs	3.1 mi	25.5% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Galena	3.6 mi	29.4% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lowell Township	4.3 mi	21.6% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Valley Township (Cherokee County)	5.9 mi	8.1% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Loma Linda	6.4 mi	18.3% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Falls Plaza	8.0 mi	14.3% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Quapaw	8.4 mi	40.0% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Peoria	8.7 mi	19.4% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spring Valley Township (Cherokee County), KS (8.1%).

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

Households that rent across Cherokee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mineral Township	52.9% (±51.9 points)
2	Pleasant View Township	37.3% (±17.8 points)
3	Columbus	33.0% (±8.2 points)
4	Galena	29.4% (±10.7 points)
5	Garden Township (Cherokee County)	29.3% (±10.5 points)
6	Baxter Springs	25.5% (±8.2 points)
7	Weir	25.4% (±13.1 points)
8	West Mineral	24.3% (±19.7 points)
9	Crawford Township (Cherokee County)	22.7% (±18.9 points)
10	Shawnee Township	22.3% (±17.9 points)
11	Lowell Township	21.6% (±24.3 points)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Cherokee 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 Township (Cherokee County)

How many renters are there in Garden Township (Cherokee County)?

Garden Township (Cherokee County) has an estimated 319 (±134) renting households, 29.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garden Township (Cherokee County)?

In Garden Township (Cherokee County), the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Garden Township (Cherokee County)?

A renting household in Garden Township (Cherokee County) has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Garden Township (Cherokee County)?

The median renting household in Garden Township (Cherokee County), KS has an income of $55,221 (±$49,306) a year, against $87,289 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 township, Cherokee County, Kansas (county subdivision:25250, in state:20 county:021).

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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