What percentage of people rent in Kingman, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Kingman, KS, 2020–2024
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44.1% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Kingman, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 650 renting households against 824 that own their home.

In Kingman, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 44.1% in 2020–2024 (+16.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.1% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 650 (±173)
Median renter income: $34,271 (±$12,087)

Who rents and who owns in Kingman

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kingman	Kingman County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.1% (±9.7 points)	33.7% (±5.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	650 (±173)	1,068 (±187)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	824 (±130)	2,098 (±159)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,271 (±$12,087)	$45,294 (±$10,996)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,149 (±$9,315)	$71,279 (±$6,233)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Kingman, the renter share is not measurably different from Kingman County (33.7%).

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

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

In Kingman County, Kingman ranks 7 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 127 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Kingman 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	27.4% (±7.0 points)	44.1% (±9.7 points)	+16.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$751 (±$145)	$833 (±$97)	+10.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,042 (±$8,308)	$48,750 (±$15,526)	−6.3%	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 Kingman

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kingman
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kingman	—	44.1% (±9.7 points)	—
White Township	3.7 mi	8.9% (±13.9 points)	Lower
Ninnescah Township (Kingman County)	3.9 mi	57.0% (±42.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hoosier Township	6.0 mi	22.7% (±26.8 points)	Not measurably different
Galesburg Township	8.6 mi	54.9% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dale Township	8.8 mi	20.0% (±30.0 points)	Not measurably different
Roscoe Township	9.3 mi	1.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Richland Township (Kingman County)	9.8 mi	40.5% (±37.3 points)	Not measurably different
Belmont Township (Kingman County)	10 mi	0.0% (±65.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: White Township, KS (8.9%), Roscoe Township, KS (1.9%).

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

Households that rent across Kingman County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Union Township (Kingman County)	61.9% (±36.4 points)
2	Ninnescah Township (Kingman County)	57.0% (±42.8 points)
3	Galesburg Township	54.9% (±28.8 points)
4	Nashville	50.0% (±30.0 points)
5	Peters Township	48.3% (±27.8 points)
6	Liberty Township (Kingman County)	47.9% (±22.6 points)
7	Kingman	44.1% (±9.7 points)
8	Richland Township (Kingman County)	40.5% (±37.3 points)
9	Canton Township (Kingman County)	37.3% (±36.4 points)
10	Eagle Township (Kingman County)	33.3% (±23.8 points)
11	Vinita Township	32.0% (±25.1 points)
12 (tie)	Bennett Township	22.7% (±11.4 points)
12 (tie)	Hoosier Township	22.7% (±26.8 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Kingman 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 Kingman

How many renters are there in Kingman?

Kingman has an estimated 650 (±173) renting households, 44.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kingman?

In Kingman, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 44.1% in 2020–2024 (+16.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Kingman?

A renting household in Kingman has 1.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kingman?

The median renting household in Kingman, KS has an income of $34,271 (±$12,087) a year, against $59,149 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 Kingman city, Kansas (place:36950, 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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