What percentage of people rent in Ridgeway Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Ridgeway Township, KS, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Ridgeway Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 174 renting households against 807 that own their home.

In Ridgeway Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 174 (±53)
Median renter income: $30,500 (±$16,638)

Who rents and who owns in Ridgeway Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ridgeway Township	Osage County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±4.9 points)	17.6% (±2.6 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	174 (±53)	1,135 (±175)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	807 (±105)	5,297 (±185)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,500 (±$16,638)	$40,417 (±$9,951)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,019 (±$8,801)	$83,028 (±$3,560)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Ridgeway Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Osage County (17.6%).

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

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

In Osage County, Ridgeway Township ranks 14 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 833 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Ridgeway 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	24.8% (±6.3 points)	17.7% (±4.9 points)	−7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$680 (±$166)	$617 (±$175)	−9.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,804 (±$8,636)	$80,547 (±$7,387)	+37.0%	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 Ridgeway Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ridgeway Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ridgeway Township	—	17.7% (±4.9 points)	—
Carbondale	1.1 mi	28.1% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Scranton	4.4 mi	13.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Scranton Township	4.6 mi	12.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Township (Osage County)	6.6 mi	11.6% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Williamsport Township	6.6 mi	43.2% (±10.5 points)	Higher
Fairfax Township	6.8 mi	6.1% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Overbrook	6.8 mi	18.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Burlingame	9.8 mi	32.7% (±9.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairfax Township, KS (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carbondale, KS (28.1%), Williamsport Township, KS (43.2%), Burlingame, KS (32.7%).

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

Households that rent across Osage County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Osage City	25.0% (±8.8 points)
9	Burlingame Township	24.9% (±6.9 points)
10	Agency Township	23.2% (±13.1 points)
11	Olivet	19.3% (±18.6 points)
12	Overbrook	18.7% (±6.3 points)
13	Valley Brook Township	18.5% (±7.1 points)
14	Ridgeway Township	17.7% (±4.9 points)
15	Melvern Township	16.5% (±9.6 points)
16	Arvonia Township	13.8% (±17.2 points)
17	Barclay Township	13.5% (±17.6 points)
18	Scranton	13.1% (±6.7 points)
19	Scranton Township	12.8% (±6.2 points)
20	Olivet Township	12.7% (±12.4 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Osage 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 Ridgeway Township

How many renters are there in Ridgeway Township?

Ridgeway Township has an estimated 174 (±53) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ridgeway Township?

In Ridgeway Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ridgeway Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Ridgeway Township?

The median renting household in Ridgeway Township, KS has an income of $30,500 (±$16,638) a year, against $92,019 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 Ridgeway township, Osage County, Kansas (county subdivision:59825, in state:20 county:139).

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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