What percentage of people rent in Medicine Lodge Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Medicine Lodge Township, KS, 2020–2024
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25.0% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Medicine Lodge Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 230 renting households against 691 that own their home.

In Medicine Lodge Township, the share of households that rent went from 33.8% in 2015–2019 to 25.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.0% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 230 (±67)
Median renter income: $36,563 (±$1,034)

Who rents and who owns in Medicine Lodge Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Medicine Lodge Township	Barber County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.0% (±6.6 points)	19.0% (±3.7 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	230 (±67)	348 (±73)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	691 (±104)	1,480 (±120)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,563 (±$1,034)	$36,648 (±$2,016)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,427 (±$7,569)	$76,439 (±$9,789)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Medicine Lodge 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, Medicine Lodge Township ranks 3 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 520 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Medicine Lodge 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	33.8% (±7.0 points)	25.0% (±6.6 points)	−8.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$528 (±$131)	$841 (±$27)	+59.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$47,782 (±$7,635)	$61,140 (±$11,973)	+28.0%	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 Medicine Lodge Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Medicine Lodge Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Medicine Lodge Township	—	25.0% (±6.6 points)	—
Medicine Lodge	2.4 mi	31.6% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sharon Township	7.4 mi	12.0% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sharon	7.5 mi	0.0% (±34.9 points)	Not measurably different
Valley Township (Barber County)	8.0 mi	0.0% (±30.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mingona Township	8.9 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Elm Mills Township	11 mi	0.0% (±36.7 points)	Not measurably different
Moore Township	11 mi	0.0% (±73.6 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty Township (Kingman County)	11 mi	47.9% (±22.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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)

Showing 9 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 Medicine Lodge Township

How many renters are there in Medicine Lodge Township?

Medicine Lodge Township has an estimated 230 (±67) renting households, 25.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Medicine Lodge Township?

In Medicine Lodge Township, the share of households that rent went from 33.8% in 2015–2019 to 25.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Medicine Lodge Township?

A renting household in Medicine Lodge Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Medicine Lodge Township?

The median renting household in Medicine Lodge Township, KS has an income of $36,563 (±$1,034) a year, against $78,427 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 Medicine Lodge township, Barber County, Kansas (county subdivision:45525, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.