What percentage of people rent in Kiowa Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Kiowa Township, KS, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Kiowa Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 71 renting households against 360 that own their home.

In Kiowa Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−11.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.5% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 71 (±29)
Median renter income: $26,836 (±$17,545)

Who rents and who owns in Kiowa Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kiowa Township	Barber County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.5% (±6.0 points)	19.0% (±3.7 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	71 (±29)	348 (±73)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	360 (±60)	1,480 (±120)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,836 (±$17,545)	$36,648 (±$2,016)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,167 (±$24,426)	$76,439 (±$9,789)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Kiowa Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Barber County (19.0%).

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

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

In Barber County, Kiowa Township ranks 7 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 881 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Kiowa Township 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	27.9% (±8.3 points)	16.5% (±6.0 points)	−11.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$525 (±$242)	$709 (±$293)	+35.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,278 (±$9,759)	$57,292 (±$16,319)	+14.0%	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 Kiowa Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kiowa Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kiowa Township	—	16.5% (±6.0 points)	—
Kiowa	1.1 mi	17.2% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hazelton	6.8 mi	11.1% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Moore Township	7.5 mi	0.0% (±73.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hazelton Township	8.2 mi	10.0% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hardtner	8.3 mi	16.7% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Burlington	9.8 mi	16.2% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Elwood Township	12 mi	20.9% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Amorita	13 mi	80.0% (±36.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Amorita, OK (80.0%).

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

Households that rent across Barber County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Aetna Township	100.0% (±100.0 points)
2	Medicine Lodge	31.6% (±8.7 points)
3	Medicine Lodge Township	25.0% (±6.6 points)
4	Elwood Township	20.9% (±15.2 points)
5	Kiowa	17.2% (±6.3 points)
6	Hardtner	16.7% (±10.6 points)
7	Kiowa Township	16.5% (±6.0 points)
8	Sharon Township	12.0% (±15.0 points)
9	Hazelton	11.1% (±14.3 points)
10	Hazelton Township	10.0% (±13.2 points)
11 (tie)	Sun City	5.6% (±13.6 points)
11 (tie)	Sun City Township	5.6% (±13.6 points)
13 (tie)	Isabel	0.0% (±37.7 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Barber 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 Kiowa Township

How many renters are there in Kiowa Township?

Kiowa Township has an estimated 71 (±29) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kiowa Township?

In Kiowa Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−11.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Kiowa Township?

A renting household in Kiowa Township has 1.2 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kiowa Township?

The median renting household in Kiowa Township, KS has an income of $26,836 (±$17,545) a year, against $69,167 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 Kiowa township, Barber County, Kansas (county subdivision:37150, in state:20 county:007).

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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