What percentage of people rent in Rock Creek Township (Coffey County), KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Rock Creek Township (Coffey County), KS, 2020–2024
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19.7% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in Rock Creek Township (Coffey County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 69 renting households against 281 that own their home.

In Rock Creek Township (Coffey County), the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.7% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 69 (±28)

Who rents and who owns in Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)	Coffey County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.7% (±7.8 points)	24.1% (±3.2 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	69 (±28)	854 (±120)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	281 (±64)	2,691 (±136)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±1.2)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$39,167 (±$6,082)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,583 (±$11,804)	$85,994 (±$6,646)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Rock Creek Township (Coffey County), the renter share is not measurably different from Coffey County (24.1%).

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

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

In Coffey County, Rock Creek Township (Coffey County) ranks 8 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 751 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Rock Creek Township (Coffey County) 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	17.2% (±6.6 points)	19.7% (±7.8 points)	+2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$675 (±$151)	$905 (±$168)	+34.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,375 (±$11,946)	$73,167 (±$11,612)	+42.4%	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 Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)	—	19.7% (±7.8 points)	—
Waverly	1.2 mi	25.2% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Pottawatomie Township (Coffey County)	5.5 mi	0.0% (±35.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Osage County)	7.0 mi	0.0% (±43.0 points)	Not measurably different
Melvern Township	8.3 mi	16.5% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Key West Township	8.8 mi	13.4% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Melvern	8.8 mi	26.2% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Williamsburg Township	8.8 mi	13.2% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Williamsburg	9.1 mi	22.8% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that rent across Coffey County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Burlington	41.5% (±7.2 points)
3	Pleasant Township (Coffey County)	41.2% (±30.3 points)
4	Liberty Township (Coffey County)	36.3% (±10.1 points)
5	LeRoy	28.7% (±13.8 points)
6	LeRoy Township	27.2% (±12.6 points)
7	Waverly	25.2% (±10.2 points)
8	Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)	19.7% (±7.8 points)
9	New Strawn	16.1% (±6.9 points)
10	Key West Township	13.4% (±14.7 points)
11	Lebo	8.5% (±5.4 points)
12	Lincoln Township (Coffey County)	5.7% (±3.6 points)
13	Spring Creek Township (Coffey County)	5.4% (±8.8 points)
14	Neosho Township (Coffey County)	4.3% (±7.1 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Coffey 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 Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)

How many renters are there in Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)?

Rock Creek Township (Coffey County) has an estimated 69 (±28) renting households, 19.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)?

In Rock Creek Township (Coffey County), the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rock Creek Township (Coffey County)?

A renting household in Rock Creek Township (Coffey County) has 2.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 Rock Creek township, Coffey County, Kansas (county subdivision:60500, in state:20 county:031).

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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