What percentage of people rent in Pretty Prairie, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Pretty Prairie, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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25.3% (±10.0 points) of the occupied homes in Pretty Prairie, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 74 renting households against 218 that own their home.

In Pretty Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 25.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.3% (±10.0 points)
Renting households: 74 (±30)
Median renter income: $33,750 (±$11,819)

Who rents and who owns in Pretty Prairie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pretty Prairie	Reno County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.3% (±10.0 points)	30.8% (±1.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	74 (±30)	7,884 (±545)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	218 (±60)	17,708 (±530)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,750 (±$11,819)	$39,231 (±$2,633)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,750 (±$10,104)	$74,159 (±$3,995)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Pretty Prairie, the renter share is not measurably different from Reno County (30.8%).

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

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

In Reno County, Pretty Prairie ranks 11 of 45 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 508 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Pretty Prairie 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	18.8% (±8.2 points)	25.3% (±10.0 points)	+6.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$754 (±$249)	$750 (±$411)	−0.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,656 (±$12,242)	$65,500 (±$17,417)	+37.4%	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 Pretty Prairie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pretty Prairie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pretty Prairie	—	25.3% (±10.0 points)	—
Albion Township (Reno County)	3.2 mi	21.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Roscoe Township	3.3 mi	1.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Galesburg Township	6.7 mi	54.9% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
White Township	6.8 mi	8.9% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Troy Township	7.0 mi	0.0% (±51.2 points)	Not measurably different
Castleton Township	7.0 mi	0.0% (±12.1 points)	Lower
Ninnescah Township (Reno County)	9.0 mi	0.0% (±18.8 points)	Lower
Loda Township	9.2 mi	32.1% (±30.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Roscoe Township, KS (1.9%), Castleton Township, KS (0.0%), Ninnescah Township (Reno County), KS (0.0%).

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

Households that rent across Reno County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Arlington Township	36.0% (±18.5 points)
6	Loda Township	32.1% (±30.9 points)
7	Reno Township (Reno County)	30.4% (±7.3 points)
8	Buhler	30.0% (±9.2 points)
9	Nickerson	27.9% (±12.3 points)
10	Partridge	25.6% (±16.6 points)
11	Pretty Prairie	25.3% (±10.0 points)
12	Valley Township (Reno County)	25.2% (±15.5 points)
13	Abbyville	25.0% (±19.1 points)
14	Enterprise Township (Reno County)	23.9% (±26.1 points)
15	Westminster Township	23.3% (±11.7 points)
16	Little River Township	22.2% (±7.8 points)
17	Albion Township (Reno County)	21.9% (±7.7 points)

Showing 13 of 45 places in Reno 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 Pretty Prairie

How many renters are there in Pretty Prairie?

Pretty Prairie has an estimated 74 (±30) renting households, 25.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pretty Prairie?

In Pretty Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 25.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pretty Prairie?

A renting household in Pretty Prairie has 1.5 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pretty Prairie?

The median renting household in Pretty Prairie, KS has an income of $33,750 (±$11,819) a year, against $74,750 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 Pretty Prairie city, Kansas (place:57700, 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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