What percentage of people rent in Hesston, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Hesston, KS, 2020–2024
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44.1% (±12.2 points) of the occupied homes in Hesston, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 672 renting households against 853 that own their home.

In Hesston, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.1% in 2020–2024 (+13.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.1% (±12.2 points)
Renting households: 672 (±223)
Median renter income: $56,127 (±$15,922)

Who rents and who owns in Hesston

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hesston	Harvey County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.1% (±12.2 points)	30.2% (±2.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	672 (±223)	4,131 (±411)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	853 (±179)	9,569 (±411)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,127 (±$15,922)	$50,289 (±$7,078)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,484 (±$20,322)	$85,470 (±$5,822)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Hesston, the renter share is higher than in Harvey County (30.2%).

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

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

In Harvey County, Hesston ranks 2 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 126 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Hesston 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	31.0% (±7.3 points)	44.1% (±12.2 points)	+13.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$648 (±$47)	$729 (±$318)	+12.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,286 (±$11,888)	$75,225 (±$11,526)	+24.8%	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 Hesston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hesston
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hesston	—	44.1% (±12.2 points)	—
Emma Township	0.7 mi	43.7% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Meridian Township	5.3 mi	3.5% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Highland Township (Harvey County)	5.9 mi	0.0% (±25.5 points)	Lower
Garden Township (Harvey County)	6.0 mi	41.9% (±55.5 points)	Not measurably different
North Newton	6.2 mi	32.7% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Moundridge	6.4 mi	21.1% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Macon Township	6.7 mi	12.5% (±19.3 points)	Lower
Mound Township (McPherson County)	7.7 mi	17.7% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Meridian Township, KS (3.5%), Highland Township (Harvey County), KS (0.0%), Moundridge, KS (21.1%).

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

Households that rent across Harvey County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Halstead Township	44.4% (±37.0 points)
2	Hesston	44.1% (±12.2 points)
3	Emma Township	43.7% (±11.7 points)
4	Garden Township (Harvey County)	41.9% (±55.5 points)
5	Darlington Township	38.8% (±20.8 points)
6	North Newton	32.7% (±8.2 points)
7	Newton	32.2% (±4.2 points)
8	Newton Township	30.9% (±7.8 points)

Showing 8 of 22 places in Harvey 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 Hesston

How many renters are there in Hesston?

Hesston has an estimated 672 (±223) renting households, 44.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hesston?

In Hesston, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.1% in 2020–2024 (+13.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hesston?

A renting household in Hesston has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hesston?

The median renting household in Hesston, KS has an income of $56,127 (±$15,922) a year, against $86,484 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 Hesston city, Kansas (place:31600, 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.