What percentage of people rent in Roeland Park, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Roeland Park, KS, 2020–2024
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28.5% (±7.1 points) of the occupied homes in Roeland Park, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 959 renting households against 2,404 that own their home.

In Roeland Park, the share of households that rent went from 28.2% in 2015–2019 to 28.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.5% (±7.1 points)
Renting households: 959 (±236)
Median renter income: $68,068 (±$18,457)

Who rents and who owns in Roeland Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Roeland Park	Johnson County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.5% (±7.1 points)	31.5% (±0.6 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	959 (±236)	78,515 (±1,582)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,404 (±315)	171,016 (±1,661)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,068 (±$18,457)	$66,348 (±$1,623)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,263 (±$21,005)	$136,956 (±$2,233)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Roeland Park, the renter share is not measurably different from Johnson County (31.5%).

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

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

In Johnson County, Roeland Park ranks 6 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 404 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Roeland Park 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	28.2% (±4.6 points)	28.5% (±7.1 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,182 (±$110)	$1,582 (±$162)	+33.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,965 (±$6,095)	$88,774 (±$9,454)	+16.9%	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 Roeland Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Roeland Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Roeland Park	—	28.5% (±7.1 points)	—
Fairway	0.9 mi	14.0% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Westwood	1.2 mi	19.2% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Mission	1.2 mi	55.1% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Mission Woods	1.4 mi	0.0% (±32.7 points)	Not measurably different
Westwood Hills	1.5 mi	3.2% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Mission Hills	1.8 mi	0.0% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Merriam	3.3 mi	39.3% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Prairie Village	3.4 mi	23.0% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairway, KS (14.0%), Westwood, KS (19.2%), 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
1	Mission	55.1% (±4.1 points)
2	Lenexa	43.2% (±2.5 points)
3	Overland Park	39.5% (±1.2 points)
4	Merriam	39.3% (±3.6 points)
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)

Showing 12 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 Roeland Park

How many renters are there in Roeland Park?

Roeland Park has an estimated 959 (±236) renting households, 28.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Roeland Park?

In Roeland Park, the share of households that rent went from 28.2% in 2015–2019 to 28.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Roeland Park?

A renting household in Roeland Park has 1.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Roeland Park?

The median renting household in Roeland Park, KS has an income of $68,068 (±$18,457) a year, against $100,263 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 Roeland Park city, Kansas (place:60825, 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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