What percentage of people rent in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), KS, 2020–2024
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40.1% (±9.6 points) of the occupied homes in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 155 renting households against 232 that own their home.

In Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), the share of households that rent went from 31.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.1% (±9.6 points)
Renting households: 155 (±54)
Median renter income: $40,417 (±$16,665)

Who rents and who owns in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)	Pottawatomie County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.1% (±9.6 points)	17.8% (±2.5 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	155 (±54)	1,668 (±258)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	232 (±61)	7,713 (±266)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,417 (±$16,665)	$52,745 (±$9,422)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,364 (±$15,867)	$100,343 (±$6,829)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), the renter share is higher than in Pottawatomie County (17.8%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (32.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Pottawatomie County, Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County) ranks 3 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 166 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County) 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	31.7% (±6.2 points)	40.1% (±9.6 points)	+8.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$595 (±$129)	$865 (±$170)	+45.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,000 (±$17,556)	$62,083 (±$31,495)	+17.1%	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 Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)	—	40.1% (±9.6 points)	—
Onaga	2.5 mi	42.9% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Pottawatomie County)	5.3 mi	36.3% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Havensville	5.8 mi	18.7% (±16.8 points)	Lower
Lone Tree Township (Pottawatomie County)	5.8 mi	59.0% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Neuchatel Township	6.4 mi	12.2% (±22.4 points)	Lower
Vienna Township	6.7 mi	15.0% (±28.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wheaton	7.4 mi	37.1% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cleveland Township (Marshall County)	8.3 mi	0.0% (±50.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Havensville, KS (18.7%), Neuchatel Township, KS (12.2%).

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

Households that rent across Pottawatomie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lone Tree Township (Pottawatomie County)	59.0% (±16.7 points)
2	Onaga	42.9% (±10.8 points)
3	Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)	40.1% (±9.6 points)
4	Wheaton	37.1% (±31.1 points)
5	Grant Township (Pottawatomie County)	36.3% (±19.2 points)
6	St. Marys	35.7% (±7.1 points)
7 (tie)	Belvue	33.3% (±23.8 points)
7 (tie)	Emmett	33.3% (±25.5 points)
9	St. Marys Township	30.0% (±6.4 points)

Showing 9 of 34 places in Pottawatomie 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 Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)

How many renters are there in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)?

Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County) has an estimated 155 (±54) renting households, 40.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)?

In Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), the share of households that rent went from 31.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)?

A renting household in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County) has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County)?

The median renting household in Mill Creek Township (Pottawatomie County), KS has an income of $40,417 (±$16,665) a year, against $81,364 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 Mill Creek township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas (county subdivision:46700, in state:20 county:149).

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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