How many renters in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), KS pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), KS, 2020–2024
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42.4% (±15.7 points) of renting households in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), KS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.4% (±15.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.8% (±14.6 points)
Median share of income: 24.5% (±10.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)	Pottawatomie County	Kansas	United States
Less than 15%	36.0% (±14.9 points)	30.0%	16.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.0% (±4.4 points)	11.0%	14.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.1% (±7.2 points)	18.1%	14.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.5% (±5.4 points)	4.4%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.6% (±5.9 points)	7.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	38.8% (±14.6 points)	29.0%	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.

Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County) against Pottawatomie County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)	Pottawatomie County	Kansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.4% (±15.7 points)	36.5% (±8.7 points)	43.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.8% (±14.6 points)	29.0% (±7.6 points)	34.5% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.5% (±10.1 points)	22.5% (±2.2 points)	27.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$40,417 (±$16,665)	$52,745 (±$9,422)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$865 (±$170)	$924 (±$105)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413

In Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Pottawatomie County (36.5%).

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

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

In Pottawatomie County, Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County) ranks 10 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 488 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 Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)	—	42.4% (±15.7 points)	—
Onaga	2.5 mi	43.6% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Pottawatomie County)	5.3 mi	13.8% (±55.2 points)	Not measurably different
Havensville	5.8 mi	40.0% (±104.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lone Tree Township (Pottawatomie County)	5.8 mi	27.9% (±58.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wheaton	7.4 mi	0.0% (±116.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Pottawatomie County)	8.6 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Soldier	12 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Home Township	13 mi	55.3% (±53.9 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 Pottawatomie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
4 (tie)	Emmett	55.6% (±110.1 points)
4 (tie)	Emmett Township	55.6% (±110.1 points)
6	Olsburg	50.0% (±45.9 points)
7	St. George	48.2% (±27.5 points)
8	Blue Township	43.9% (±36.0 points)
9	Onaga	43.6% (±17.0 points)
10	Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)	42.4% (±15.7 points)
11	Blue Valley Township	40.7% (±37.8 points)
12	Havensville	40.0% (±104.7 points)
13 (tie)	Wamego	29.3% (±18.9 points)
13 (tie)	Wamego Township	29.3% (±18.9 points)
15	Lone Tree Township (Pottawatomie County)	27.9% (±58.4 points)
16	St. Marys	24.5% (±14.4 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Pottawatomie 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 Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)

Are renters in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County) rent-burdened?

42.4% of renting households in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County) 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 Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), KS spends 24.5% (±10.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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