What percentage of people rent in Ness City, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Ness City, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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18.1% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Ness City, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 91 renting households against 413 that own their home.

In Ness City, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.1% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 91 (±38)
Median renter income: $32,750 (±$15,772)

Who rents and who owns in Ness City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ness City	Ness County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.1% (±6.5 points)	18.4% (±4.0 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	91 (±38)	214 (±48)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	413 (±76)	947 (±65)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,750 (±$15,772)	$46,250 (±$10,474)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,250 (±$15,902)	$86,125 (±$13,970)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Ness City, the renter share is not measurably different from Ness County (18.4%).

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

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

In Ness County, Ness City ranks 10 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 820 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Ness City 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	16.9% (±6.5 points)	18.1% (±6.5 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$657 (±$173)	$663 (±$397)	+0.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,681 (±$7,999)	$64,583 (±$11,178)	+4.7%	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 Ness City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ness City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ness City	—	18.1% (±6.5 points)	—
Center Township (Ness County)	4.4 mi	18.1% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Forrester Township	6.0 mi	36.4% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Township (Ness County)	8.3 mi	24.3% (±31.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bazine Township	11 mi	20.0% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bazine	11 mi	32.1% (±15.7 points)	Not measurably different
Nevada Township	12 mi	9.6% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ransom	13 mi	13.7% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Eden Township (Ness County)	13 mi	88.2% (±27.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Eden Township (Ness County), KS (88.2%).

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

Households that rent across Ness County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Johnson Township	33.3% (±32.4 points)
5	Bazine	32.1% (±15.7 points)
6	Utica	24.7% (±20.7 points)
7	Franklin Township (Ness County)	24.3% (±31.5 points)
8	Bazine Township	20.0% (±11.2 points)
9	Ohio Township (Ness County)	18.5% (±13.5 points)
10 (tie)	Ness City	18.1% (±6.5 points)
10 (tie)	Center Township (Ness County)	18.1% (±6.5 points)
12	Ransom	13.7% (±10.3 points)
13	Nevada Township	9.6% (±8.0 points)
14	Waring Township	6.9% (±10.0 points)
15	Highpoint Township	0.0% (±71.2 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Ness 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 Ness City

How many renters are there in Ness City?

Ness City has an estimated 91 (±38) renting households, 18.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ness City?

In Ness City, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ness City?

A renting household in Ness City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ness City?

The median renting household in Ness City, KS has an income of $32,750 (±$15,772) a year, against $86,250 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 Ness City city, Kansas (place:49925, in state:20).

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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