How many renters in Medicine Lodge, KS pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Medicine Lodge, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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55.3% (±23.0 points) of renting households in Medicine Lodge, KS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

9.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.3% (±23.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 9.1% (±8.5 points)
Median share of income: 30.6% (±2.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Medicine Lodge

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Medicine Lodge	Barber County	Kansas	United States
Less than 15%	12.9% (±12.7 points)	17.2%	16.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.5% (±8.1 points)	11.4%	14.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	1.6% (±3.8 points)	11.4%	14.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	23.7% (±18.3 points)	18.3%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	46.2% (±21.4 points)	32.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	9.1% (±8.5 points)	9.5%	34.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Medicine Lodge against Barber County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Medicine Lodge	Barber County	Kansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.3% (±23.0 points)	41.7% (±17.5 points)	43.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	9.1% (±8.5 points)	9.5% (±7.2 points)	34.5% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.6% (±2.6 points)	27.8% (±4.2 points)	27.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,449 (±$953)	$36,648 (±$2,016)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$841 (±$27)	$830 (±$27)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413

In Medicine Lodge, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Barber County (41.7%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (43.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Barber County, Medicine Lodge ranks 1 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 286 of 1,310.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Medicine Lodge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Medicine Lodge
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Medicine Lodge	—	55.3% (±23.0 points)	—
Medicine Lodge Township	2.4 mi	55.3% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sharon Township	9.6 mi	0.0% (±107.6 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty Township (Kingman County)	14 mi	44.4% (±86.8 points)	Not measurably different
Nashville	14 mi	44.4% (±86.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hazelton Township	15 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Township 11 (Pratt County)	16 mi	30.0% (±98.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sawyer	16 mi	42.9% (±115.2 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.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Barber County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Medicine Lodge	55.3% (±23.0 points)
1 (tie)	Medicine Lodge Township	55.3% (±23.0 points)
3	Kiowa Township	18.9% (±19.0 points)
4	Kiowa	16.1% (±18.8 points)
5 (tie)	Hardtner	0.0% (±121.5 points)
5 (tie)	Hazelton	0.0% (±141.4 points)
5 (tie)	Sun City	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Showing 7 of 11 places in Barber County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Medicine Lodge

Are renters in Medicine Lodge rent-burdened?

55.3% of renting households in Medicine Lodge pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Medicine Lodge spend on rent?

The median renting household in Medicine Lodge, KS spends 30.6% (±2.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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