What percentage of people rent in Meade Center Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Meade Center Township, KS, 2020–2024
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24.0% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Meade Center Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 162 renting households against 513 that own their home.

In Meade Center Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 24.0% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.0% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 162 (±54)
Median renter income: $44,844 (±$8,251)

Who rents and who owns in Meade Center Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Meade Center Township	Meade County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.0% (±7.7 points)	26.0% (±4.5 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	162 (±54)	391 (±66)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	513 (±79)	1,111 (±114)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,844 (±$8,251)	$44,188 (±$4,980)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,547 (±$10,586)	$86,910 (±$10,687)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Meade Center Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Meade County (26.0%).

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

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

In Meade County, Meade Center Township ranks 5 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 568 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Meade Center 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	31.8% (±7.7 points)	24.0% (±7.7 points)	−7.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$605 (±$64)	$763 (±$145)	+26.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,950 (±$8,331)	$75,107 (±$11,660)	+29.6%	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 Meade Center Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Meade Center Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Meade Center Township	—	24.0% (±7.7 points)	—
Meade	2.9 mi	25.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
West Plains Township	9.7 mi	27.5% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Crooked Creek Township	12 mi	6.6% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Plains	13 mi	27.3% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mertilla Township	13 mi	13.8% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fowler	13 mi	41.9% (±14.1 points)	Higher
Cimarron Township (Meade County)	14 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sand Creek Township	16 mi	18.8% (±29.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Crooked Creek Township, KS (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fowler, KS (41.9%).

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

Households that rent across Meade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fowler	41.9% (±14.1 points)
2	West Plains Township	27.5% (±8.4 points)
3	Plains	27.3% (±8.7 points)
4	Meade	25.1% (±9.1 points)
5	Meade Center Township	24.0% (±7.7 points)
6	Sand Creek Township	18.8% (±29.1 points)
7	Mertilla Township	13.8% (±14.1 points)
8	Crooked Creek Township	6.6% (±8.2 points)
9	Cimarron Township (Meade County)	0.0% (±100.0 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 Meade Center Township

How many renters are there in Meade Center Township?

Meade Center Township has an estimated 162 (±54) renting households, 24.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Meade Center Township?

In Meade Center Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 24.0% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Meade Center Township?

A renting household in Meade Center Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Meade Center Township?

The median renting household in Meade Center Township, KS has an income of $44,844 (±$8,251) a year, against $85,547 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 Meade Center township, Meade County, Kansas (county subdivision:45350, in state:20 county:119).

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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