What percentage of people rent in Prairie Village, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Prairie Village, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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23.0% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Prairie Village, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,297 renting households against 7,672 that own their home.

In Prairie Village, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.0% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 2,297 (±250)
Median renter income: $74,653 (±$14,742)

Who rents and who owns in Prairie Village

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Prairie Village	Johnson County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.0% (±2.3 points)	31.5% (±0.6 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,297 (±250)	78,515 (±1,582)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,672 (±356)	171,016 (±1,661)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$74,653 (±$14,742)	$66,348 (±$1,623)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$129,091 (±$8,840)	$136,956 (±$2,233)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Prairie Village, the renter share is lower than in Johnson County (31.5%).

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

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

In Johnson County, Prairie Village ranks 11 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 607 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Prairie Village 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	22.8% (±1.9 points)	23.0% (±2.3 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,337 (±$62)	$1,794 (±$107)	+34.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$91,136 (±$2,917)	$113,530 (±$11,377)	+24.6%	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 Prairie Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Prairie Village
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Prairie Village	—	23.0% (±2.3 points)	—
Mission Hills	2.1 mi	0.0% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Fairway	2.6 mi	14.0% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Mission	3.0 mi	55.1% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Roeland Park	3.4 mi	28.5% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mission Woods	3.5 mi	0.0% (±32.7 points)	Not measurably different
Merriam	3.8 mi	39.3% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Westwood	3.8 mi	19.2% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Westwood Hills	3.9 mi	3.2% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mission Hills, KS (0.0%), Fairway, KS (14.0%), Westwood Hills, KS (3.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mission, KS (55.1%), Merriam, KS (39.3%).

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

Households that rent across Johnson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Gardner	32.4% (±3.7 points)
6	Roeland Park	28.5% (±7.1 points)
7	De Soto	27.9% (±10.2 points)
8	Shawnee	26.3% (±1.9 points)
9	Olathe	25.2% (±1.4 points)
10	Spring Hill	23.2% (±5.7 points)
11	Prairie Village	23.0% (±2.3 points)
12	Westwood	19.2% (±5.3 points)
13	Fairway	14.0% (±5.5 points)
14	Edgerton	11.1% (±4.4 points)
15	Leawood	9.0% (±2.0 points)
16	McCamish Township	7.6% (±6.0 points)
17	Gardner Township	7.3% (±7.4 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Johnson 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 Prairie Village

How many renters are there in Prairie Village?

Prairie Village has an estimated 2,297 (±250) renting households, 23.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Prairie Village?

In Prairie Village, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Prairie Village?

A renting household in Prairie Village has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Prairie Village?

The median renting household in Prairie Village, KS has an income of $74,653 (±$14,742) a year, against $129,091 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 Prairie Village city, Kansas (place:57575, 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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