What percentage of people rent in Rossville Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Rossville Township, KS, 2020–2024
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34.2% (±11.9 points) of the occupied homes in Rossville Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 197 renting households against 379 that own their home.

In Rossville Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (+15.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.2% (±11.9 points)
Renting households: 197 (±102)
Median renter income: $43,472 (±$18,784)

Who rents and who owns in Rossville Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rossville Township	Shawnee County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.2% (±11.9 points)	33.2% (±1.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	197 (±102)	25,065 (±1,002)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	379 (±93)	50,393 (±997)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,472 (±$18,784)	$42,837 (±$2,455)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,220 (±$10,648)	$86,433 (±$2,257)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Rossville Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Shawnee County (33.2%).

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

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

In Shawnee County, Rossville Township ranks 5 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 258 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Rossville 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	19.1% (±6.6 points)	34.2% (±11.9 points)	+15.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$863 (±$146)	$930 (±$415)	+7.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$82,292 (±$11,950)	$63,462 (±$22,262)	−22.9%	Down 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 Rossville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rossville Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rossville Township	—	34.2% (±11.9 points)	—
Rossville	2.0 mi	45.2% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Willard	4.8 mi	5.7% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Delia	5.3 mi	6.1% (±6.5 points)	Lower
St. Marys	5.7 mi	35.7% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Grove Township (Shawnee County)	5.9 mi	0.0% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Maple Hill	6.3 mi	10.4% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Silver Lake Township	7.0 mi	22.9% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Lake	7.2 mi	26.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Willard, KS (5.7%), Delia, KS (6.1%), Grove Township (Shawnee 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 Shawnee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Auburn	46.3% (±9.4 points)
2	Rossville	45.2% (±13.1 points)
3	Williamsport Township	43.2% (±10.5 points)
4	Topeka	41.0% (±1.6 points)
5	Rossville Township	34.2% (±11.9 points)
6	Silver Lake	26.9% (±9.4 points)
7	Silver Lake Township	22.9% (±7.6 points)
8	Auburn Township	18.7% (±5.4 points)
9	Topeka Township	17.3% (±22.8 points)
10	Soldier Township	9.6% (±2.8 points)
11	Tecumseh Township	8.5% (±4.3 points)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Shawnee 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 Rossville Township

How many renters are there in Rossville Township?

Rossville Township has an estimated 197 (±102) renting households, 34.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rossville Township?

In Rossville Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (+15.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Rossville Township?

A renting household in Rossville Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rossville Township?

The median renting household in Rossville Township, KS has an income of $43,472 (±$18,784) a year, against $91,220 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 Rossville township, Shawnee County, Kansas (county subdivision:61425, in state:20 county:177).

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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