What percentage of people rent in Lakin Township (Kearny County), KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Lakin Township (Kearny County), KS, 2020–2024
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19.9% (±9.1 points) of the occupied homes in Lakin Township (Kearny County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 169 renting households against 679 that own their home.

In Lakin Township (Kearny County), the share of households that rent went from 27.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.9% (±9.1 points)
Renting households: 169 (±79)
Median renter income: $54,602 (±$25,834)

Who rents and who owns in Lakin Township (Kearny County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lakin Township (Kearny County)	Kearny County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.9% (±9.1 points)	28.3% (±6.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	169 (±79)	404 (±95)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	679 (±106)	1,023 (±104)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,602 (±$25,834)	$70,726 (±$17,704)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,301 (±$13,805)	$99,712 (±$14,494)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Lakin Township (Kearny County), the renter share is not measurably different from Kearny County (28.3%).

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

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

In Kearny County, Lakin Township (Kearny County) ranks 6 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 745 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Lakin Township (Kearny 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	27.3% (±8.6 points)	19.9% (±9.1 points)	−7.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$638 (±$85)	$1,134 (±$77)	+77.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$53,583 (±$19,684)	$89,653 (±$21,661)	+67.3%	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 Lakin Township (Kearny County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lakin Township (Kearny County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lakin Township (Kearny County)	—	19.9% (±9.1 points)	—
Lakin	4.0 mi	21.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township	6.1 mi	48.4% (±13.4 points)	Higher
Deerfield	7.6 mi	54.9% (±14.6 points)	Higher
Hartland Township	7.8 mi	36.4% (±42.6 points)	Not measurably different
Southside Township	11 mi	15.1% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
East Hibbard Township	12 mi	8.7% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sherlock Township	13 mi	17.1% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kendall Township (Kearny County)	13 mi	67.1% (±27.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Deerfield Township, KS (48.4%), Deerfield, KS (54.9%), Kendall Township (Kearny County), KS (67.1%).

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

Households that rent across Kearny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kendall Township (Kearny County)	67.1% (±27.3 points)
2	Deerfield	54.9% (±14.6 points)
3	Deerfield Township	48.4% (±13.4 points)
4	Hartland Township	36.4% (±42.6 points)
5	Lakin	21.8% (±9.9 points)
6	Lakin Township (Kearny County)	19.9% (±9.1 points)
7	Southside Township	15.1% (±14.8 points)
8	East Hibbard Township	8.7% (±16.5 points)
9	West Hibbard Township	0.0% (±52.0 points)

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 Lakin Township (Kearny County)

How many renters are there in Lakin Township (Kearny County)?

Lakin Township (Kearny County) has an estimated 169 (±79) renting households, 19.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lakin Township (Kearny County)?

In Lakin Township (Kearny County), the share of households that rent went from 27.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lakin Township (Kearny County)?

A renting household in Lakin Township (Kearny County) has 2.5 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lakin Township (Kearny County)?

The median renting household in Lakin Township (Kearny County), KS has an income of $54,602 (±$25,834) a year, against $103,301 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 Lakin township, Kearny County, Kansas (county subdivision:38200, in state:20 county:093).

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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