What percentage of people rent in Howard Township (Elk County), KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Howard Township (Elk County), KS, 2020–2024
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22.5% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in Howard Township (Elk County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 64 renting households against 220 that own their home.

In Howard Township (Elk County), the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.5% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 64 (±24)
Median renter income: $15,250 (±$7,141)

Who rents and who owns in Howard Township (Elk County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Howard Township (Elk County)	Elk County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.5% (±7.4 points)	21.2% (±4.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	64 (±24)	212 (±47)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	220 (±53)	787 (±66)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$15,250 (±$7,141)	$42,500 (±$18,936)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,536 (±$7,792)	$70,602 (±$5,237)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Howard Township (Elk County), the renter share is not measurably different from Elk County (21.2%).

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

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

In Elk County, Howard Township (Elk County) ranks 7 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 628 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Howard Township (Elk 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	24.6% (±6.5 points)	22.5% (±7.4 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$391 (±$41)	$514 (±$88)	+31.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,429 (±$7,597)	$66,042 (±$8,514)	+59.4%	Up 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 Howard Township (Elk County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Howard Township (Elk County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Howard Township (Elk County)	—	22.5% (±7.4 points)	—
Howard	1.9 mi	24.7% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Paw Paw Township	6.8 mi	55.0% (±34.9 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Falls	6.9 mi	22.8% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Falls Township	8.0 mi	13.7% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Moline	8.4 mi	10.9% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Painterhood Township	9.5 mi	25.0% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wildcat Township (Elk County)	9.7 mi	10.9% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Longton Township	9.9 mi	16.6% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Moline, KS (10.9%), Wildcat Township (Elk County), KS (10.9%).

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

Households that rent across Elk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Liberty Township (Elk County)	65.1% (±24.5 points)
2	Paw Paw Township	55.0% (±34.9 points)
3	Union Center Township	46.3% (±37.9 points)
4	Painterhood Township	25.0% (±31.0 points)
5	Howard	24.7% (±8.0 points)
6	Elk Falls	22.8% (±21.6 points)
7	Howard Township (Elk County)	22.5% (±7.4 points)
8	Greenfield Township	21.7% (±12.7 points)
9	Grenola	20.0% (±14.8 points)
10	Longton Township	16.6% (±9.5 points)
11	Elk Falls Township	13.7% (±14.4 points)
12 (tie)	Moline	10.9% (±7.3 points)
12 (tie)	Wildcat Township (Elk County)	10.9% (±6.5 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Elk 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 Howard Township (Elk County)

How many renters are there in Howard Township (Elk County)?

Howard Township (Elk County) has an estimated 64 (±24) renting households, 22.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Howard Township (Elk County)?

In Howard Township (Elk County), the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Howard Township (Elk County)?

A renting household in Howard Township (Elk County) has 1.6 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Howard Township (Elk County)?

The median renting household in Howard Township (Elk County), KS has an income of $15,250 (±$7,141) a year, against $70,536 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 Howard township, Elk County, Kansas (county subdivision:33275, in state:20 county:049).

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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