How many renters in Kechi Township, KS pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

41.4% (±15.7 points) of renting households in Kechi Township, KS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
41.4% (±15.7 points)
Paying 35% or more
39.9% (±15.6 points)
Median share of income
25.8% (±7.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Kechi Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentKechi TownshipSedgwick CountyKansasUnited States
Less than 15%8.7% (±6.8 points)15.1%16.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%22.5% (±10.7 points)14.2%14.5%12.2%
20% to 24.9%17.0% (±12.3 points)15.2%14.6%12.6%
25% to 29.9%10.3% (±10.8 points)11.3%11.1%11.5%
30% to 34.9%1.5% (±1.9 points)9.5%9.0%9.2%
35% or more39.9% (±15.6 points)34.7%34.5%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Kechi Township against Sedgwick County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Kechi TownshipSedgwick CountyKansasUnited States
Paying 30% or more41.4% (±15.7 points)44.2% (±1.7 points)43.5% (±0.7 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more39.9% (±15.6 points)34.7% (±1.4 points)34.5% (±0.6 points)41.9%
Median share of income25.8% (±7.4 points)27.4% (±0.6 points)27.1% (±0.4 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$48,554 (±$10,515)$43,105 (±$1,591)$47,106 (±$671)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,093 (±$86)$998 (±$16)$1,060 (±$7)$1,413

In Kechi Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Sedgwick County (44.2%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (43.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Sedgwick County, Kechi Township ranks 20 of 44 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 501 of 1,310.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Kechi Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kechi Township
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Kechi Township—41.4% (±15.7 points)—
Park City0.8 mi44.4% (±17.3 points)Not measurably different
Kechi2.7 mi37.8% (±26.1 points)Not measurably different
Valley Center3.7 mi37.7% (±17.9 points)Not measurably different
Bel Aire4.1 mi43.4% (±20.4 points)Not measurably different
Grant Township (Sedgwick County)5.1 mi45.2% (±23.5 points)Not measurably different
Park Township6.3 mi56.2% (±22.6 points)Not measurably different
Payne Township (Sedgwick County)6.5 mi55.2% (±30.8 points)Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Sedgwick County)7.3 mi0.0% (±95.0 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Sedgwick County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
14Riverside Township (Sedgwick County)43.5% (±11.1 points)
15Bel Aire43.4% (±20.4 points)
16Rockford Township43.2% (±11.3 points)
17 (tie)Garden Plain42.4% (±46.5 points)
17 (tie)Garden Plain Township42.4% (±46.5 points)
19Oaklawn-Sunview42.1% (±18.2 points)
20Kechi Township41.4% (±15.7 points)
21Union Township (Sedgwick County)40.0% (±18.4 points)
22Kechi37.8% (±26.1 points)
23Valley Center37.7% (±17.9 points)
24Gypsum Township (Sedgwick County)37.6% (±10.6 points)
25Cheney36.3% (±18.7 points)
26Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)35.2% (±21.5 points)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Sedgwick County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kechi Township

Are renters in Kechi Township rent-burdened?

41.4% of renting households in Kechi Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Kechi Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Kechi Township, KS spends 25.8% (±7.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Kechi township, Sedgwick County, Kansas (county subdivision:36250, in state:20 county:173).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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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.

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