What percentage of people rent in Phillipsburg, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Phillipsburg, KS, 2020–2024
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24.7% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Phillipsburg, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 266 renting households against 810 that own their home.

In Phillipsburg, the share of households that rent went from 29.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.7% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 266 (±56)
Median renter income: $32,759 (±$3,261)

Who rents and who owns in Phillipsburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Phillipsburg	Phillips County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.7% (±5.2 points)	22.0% (±4.1 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	266 (±56)	500 (±98)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	810 (±101)	1,773 (±113)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,759 (±$3,261)	$34,138 (±$9,228)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,615 (±$6,192)	$72,934 (±$4,385)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Phillipsburg, the renter share is not measurably different from Phillips County (22.0%).

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

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

In Phillips County, Phillipsburg ranks 7 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 536 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Phillipsburg 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	29.7% (±6.1 points)	24.7% (±5.2 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$710 (±$111)	$702 (±$102)	−1.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,579 (±$3,280)	$60,750 (±$12,751)	+25.1%	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 Phillipsburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Phillipsburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Phillipsburg	—	24.7% (±5.2 points)	—
Phillipsburg Township	3.3 mi	6.3% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Solomon Township (Phillips County)	4.0 mi	5.6% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Glade	4.7 mi	10.3% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Arcade Township	5.3 mi	9.1% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Deer Creek Township (Phillips County)	6.5 mi	15.0% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different
Speed	7.4 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mound Township (Phillips County)	7.7 mi	0.0% (±44.0 points)	Not measurably different
Belmont Township (Phillips County)	8.2 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Phillipsburg Township, KS (6.3%), Solomon Township (Phillips County), KS (5.6%), Arcade Township, KS (9.1%).

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

Households that rent across Phillips County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sumner Township (Phillips County)	86.2% (±23.1 points)
2	Granite Township	83.3% (±37.6 points)
3	Crystal Township	63.0% (±35.9 points)
4	Freedom Township (Phillips County)	47.2% (±35.0 points)
5	Valley Township (Phillips County)	40.0% (±32.8 points)
6	Logan	25.4% (±15.1 points)
7 (tie)	Phillipsburg	24.7% (±5.2 points)
7 (tie)	Logan Township (Phillips County)	24.7% (±14.7 points)
9	Prairie View Township	22.0% (±18.1 points)
10	Prairie View	19.2% (±19.4 points)
11	Plum Township	18.4% (±10.5 points)
12	Agra	17.7% (±12.0 points)
13	Deer Creek Township (Phillips County)	15.0% (±31.1 points)

Showing 13 of 32 places in Phillips 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 Phillipsburg

How many renters are there in Phillipsburg?

Phillipsburg has an estimated 266 (±56) renting households, 24.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Phillipsburg?

In Phillipsburg, the share of households that rent went from 29.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Phillipsburg?

A renting household in Phillipsburg has 2.1 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Phillipsburg?

The median renting household in Phillipsburg, KS has an income of $32,759 (±$3,261) a year, against $83,615 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 Phillipsburg city, Kansas (place:55675, 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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