What percentage of people rent in Powhattan Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Powhattan Township, KS, 2020–2024
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32.1% (±9.8 points) of the occupied homes in Powhattan Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 92 renting households against 195 that own their home.

In Powhattan Township, the share of households that rent went from 43.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (−10.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.1% (±9.8 points)
Renting households: 92 (±26)
Median renter income: $55,556 (±$14,239)

Who rents and who owns in Powhattan Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Powhattan Township	Brown County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.1% (±9.8 points)	23.7% (±3.4 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	92 (±26)	898 (±140)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	195 (±56)	2,896 (±155)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,556 (±$14,239)	$32,096 (±$5,066)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$51,023 (±$14,894)	$74,875 (±$7,682)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Powhattan Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Brown County (23.7%).

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

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

In Brown County, Powhattan Township ranks 5 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 312 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Powhattan Township 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	43.0% (±7.9 points)	32.1% (±9.8 points)	−10.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$369 (±$42)	$552 (±$49)	+49.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$37,692 (±$8,330)	$51,477 (±$10,950)	+36.6%	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 Powhattan Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Powhattan Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Powhattan Township	—	32.1% (±9.8 points)	—
Powhattan	4.8 mi	41.4% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Granada Township	7.0 mi	23.3% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fairview	8.0 mi	12.6% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Wetmore	8.2 mi	14.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Capioma Township	8.3 mi	0.0% (±44.5 points)	Not measurably different
Netawaka	8.4 mi	16.9% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Walnut Township (Brown County)	8.5 mi	8.8% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Mission Township (Brown County)	9.2 mi	3.8% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairview, KS (12.6%), Wetmore, KS (14.9%), Walnut Township (Brown County), KS (8.8%).

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

Households that rent across Brown County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Reserve	66.7% (±23.7 points)
2	Hamlin Township	45.3% (±23.7 points)
3	Horton	44.5% (±6.0 points)
4	Powhattan	41.4% (±30.5 points)
5	Powhattan Township	32.1% (±9.8 points)
6	Everest	29.9% (±9.7 points)
7	Hiawatha	24.3% (±6.7 points)
8	Washington Township (Brown County)	20.6% (±7.9 points)
9	Irving Township	19.2% (±8.6 points)
10	Padonia Township	16.0% (±14.8 points)
11	Robinson Township	14.7% (±11.6 points)

Showing 11 of 20 places in Brown 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 Powhattan Township

How many renters are there in Powhattan Township?

Powhattan Township has an estimated 92 (±26) renting households, 32.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Powhattan Township?

In Powhattan Township, the share of households that rent went from 43.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (−10.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Powhattan Township?

A renting household in Powhattan Township has 2.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Powhattan Township?

The median renting household in Powhattan Township, KS has an income of $55,556 (±$14,239) a year, against $51,023 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 Powhattan township, Brown County, Kansas (county subdivision:57375, in state:20 county:013).

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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