What percentage of people rent in Hugoton, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Hugoton, KS, 2020–2024
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27.7% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Hugoton, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 411 renting households against 1,075 that own their home.

In Hugoton, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.7% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 411 (±129)
Median renter income: $51,250 (±$20,168)

Who rents and who owns in Hugoton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hugoton	Stevens County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.7% (±7.6 points)	25.5% (±6.4 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	411 (±129)	482 (±133)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,075 (±130)	1,406 (±129)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.7)	2.7 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,250 (±$20,168)	$52,000 (±$17,843)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,250 (±$10,411)	$68,547 (±$10,717)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Hugoton, the renter share is not measurably different from Stevens County (25.5%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 421 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Hugoton 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	34.2% (±8.8 points)	27.7% (±7.6 points)	−6.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$667 (±$30)	$931 (±$79)	+39.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$47,533 (±$9,786)	$62,773 (±$8,113)	+32.1%	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 Hugoton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hugoton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hugoton	—	27.7% (±7.6 points)	—
Moscow	13 mi	21.2% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rolla	16 mi	24.5% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Liberal Township	21 mi	30.9% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tyrone	21 mi	11.6% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Richfield Township	23 mi	16.3% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hooker	23 mi	39.1% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Liberal	25 mi	40.6% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Richfield	25 mi	0.0% (±73.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tyrone, OK (11.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Liberal, KS (40.6%).

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

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 Hugoton

How many renters are there in Hugoton?

Hugoton has an estimated 411 (±129) renting households, 27.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hugoton?

In Hugoton, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hugoton?

A renting household in Hugoton has 2.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hugoton?

The median renting household in Hugoton, KS has an income of $51,250 (±$20,168) a year, against $64,250 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 Hugoton city, Kansas (place:33425, 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.