What percentage of people rent in Leawood, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Leawood, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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9.0% (±2.0 points) of the occupied homes in Leawood, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,190 renting households against 12,082 that own their home.

In Leawood, the share of households that rent went from 11.0% in 2015–2019 to 9.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.0% (±2.0 points)
Renting households: 1,190 (±277)
Median renter income: $89,894 (±$20,421)

Who rents and who owns in Leawood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Leawood	Johnson County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.0% (±2.0 points)	31.5% (±0.6 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,190 (±277)	78,515 (±1,582)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	12,082 (±506)	171,016 (±1,661)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$89,894 (±$20,421)	$66,348 (±$1,623)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$200,000 (±$21,934)	$136,956 (±$2,233)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Leawood, the renter share is lower than in Johnson County (31.5%).

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

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

In Johnson County, Leawood ranks 15 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1186 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Leawood 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	11.0% (±1.6 points)	9.0% (±2.0 points)	−2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,619 (±$261)	$1,983 (±$254)	+22.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$157,515 (±$7,357)	$185,625 (±$12,837)	+17.8%	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 Leawood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leawood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Leawood	—	9.0% (±2.0 points)	—
Overland Park	3.7 mi	39.5% (±1.2 points)	Higher
Prairie Village	5.5 mi	23.0% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Loch Lloyd	5.7 mi	0.0% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Oxford Township (Johnson County)	5.8 mi	4.1% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Grandview	5.8 mi	50.9% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Mission Hills	7.4 mi	0.0% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Belton	8.0 mi	41.0% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Fairway	8.1 mi	14.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Loch Lloyd, MO (0.0%), Mission Hills, KS (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Overland Park, KS (39.5%), Prairie Village, KS (23.0%), Grandview, MO (50.9%).

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

Households that rent across Johnson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Olathe	25.2% (±1.4 points)
10	Spring Hill	23.2% (±5.7 points)
11	Prairie Village	23.0% (±2.3 points)
12	Westwood	19.2% (±5.3 points)
13	Fairway	14.0% (±5.5 points)
14	Edgerton	11.1% (±4.4 points)
15	Leawood	9.0% (±2.0 points)
16	McCamish Township	7.6% (±6.0 points)
17	Gardner Township	7.3% (±7.4 points)
18	Aubry Township	5.5% (±4.9 points)
19	Lexington Township (Johnson County)	4.6% (±4.0 points)
20	Oxford Township (Johnson County)	4.1% (±5.0 points)
21	Westwood Hills	3.2% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Johnson 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 Leawood

How many renters are there in Leawood?

Leawood has an estimated 1,190 (±277) renting households, 9.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Leawood?

In Leawood, the share of households that rent went from 11.0% in 2015–2019 to 9.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Leawood?

A renting household in Leawood has 1.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Leawood?

The median renting household in Leawood, KS has an income of $89,894 (±$20,421) a year, against $200,000 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 Leawood city, Kansas (place:39075, 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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