What percentage of people rent in Grainfield Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Grainfield Township, KS, 2020–2024
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32.5% (±12.0 points) of the occupied homes in Grainfield Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 65 renting households against 135 that own their home.

In Grainfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.6% in 2015–2019 to 32.5% in 2020–2024 (+13.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.5% (±12.0 points)
Renting households: 65 (±30)
Median renter income: $33,125 (±$4,718)

Who rents and who owns in Grainfield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grainfield Township	Gove County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.5% (±12.0 points)	20.6% (±4.7 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	65 (±30)	241 (±65)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	135 (±35)	927 (±73)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.1 (±0.1)	1.7 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,125 (±$4,718)	$35,260 (±$5,766)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,813 (±$17,781)	$79,010 (±$6,715)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Grainfield Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Gove County (20.6%).

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

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

In Gove County, Grainfield Township ranks 1 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 303 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Grainfield Township 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	18.6% (±6.8 points)	32.5% (±12.0 points)	+13.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$544 (±$47)	$655 (±$289)	+20.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,604 (±$6,191)	$48,125 (±$18,845)	+1.1%	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 Grainfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grainfield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Grainfield Township	—	32.5% (±12.0 points)	—
Grainfield	3.4 mi	31.9% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gove City	7.6 mi	0.0% (±43.5 points)	Not measurably different
Park	7.7 mi	0.0% (±43.5 points)	Not measurably different
Grinnell	8.3 mi	6.6% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Gove Township	9.3 mi	18.6% (±17.4 points)	Not measurably different
Grinnell Township	9.7 mi	12.4% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Payne Township (Gove County)	9.8 mi	9.1% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Solomon Township (Sheridan County)	14 mi	21.3% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grinnell, KS (6.6%), Grinnell Township, KS (12.4%), Payne Township (Gove County), KS (9.1%).

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

Households that rent across Gove County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Grainfield Township	32.5% (±12.0 points)
2	Grainfield	31.9% (±17.3 points)
3	Quinter	30.5% (±7.7 points)
4	Baker Township (Gove County)	23.4% (±6.4 points)
5	Gove Township	18.6% (±17.4 points)
6	Grinnell Township	12.4% (±8.0 points)
7	Payne Township (Gove County)	9.1% (±9.5 points)

Showing 7 of 14 places in Gove 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 Grainfield Township

How many renters are there in Grainfield Township?

Grainfield Township has an estimated 65 (±30) renting households, 32.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Grainfield Township?

In Grainfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.6% in 2015–2019 to 32.5% in 2020–2024 (+13.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Grainfield Township?

A renting household in Grainfield Township has 1.1 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Grainfield Township?

The median renting household in Grainfield Township, KS has an income of $33,125 (±$4,718) a year, against $77,813 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 Grainfield township, Gove County, Kansas (county subdivision:27225, in state:20 county:063).

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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