What percentage of people rent in Scranton Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Scranton Township, KS, 2020–2024
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12.8% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Scranton Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 62 renting households against 421 that own their home.

In Scranton Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.8% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 62 (±29)

Who rents and who owns in Scranton Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Scranton Township	Osage County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.8% (±6.2 points)	17.6% (±2.6 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	62 (±29)	1,135 (±175)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	421 (±92)	5,297 (±185)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.9)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$40,417 (±$9,951)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,011 (±$6,758)	$83,028 (±$3,560)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Scranton 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, Scranton Township ranks 19 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1028 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Scranton 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	13.5% (±9.1 points)	12.8% (±6.2 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$767 (±$206)	$832 (±$172)	+8.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,125 (±$12,421)	$57,047 (±$7,410)	+3.5%	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 Scranton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scranton Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Scranton Township	—	12.8% (±6.2 points)	—
Scranton	1.9 mi	13.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Carbondale	3.7 mi	28.1% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Ridgeway Township	4.6 mi	17.7% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Burlingame	5.5 mi	32.7% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Burlingame Township	6.0 mi	24.9% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Dragoon Township	7.4 mi	38.0% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfax Township	7.5 mi	6.1% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Auburn	7.9 mi	46.3% (±9.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carbondale, KS (28.1%), Burlingame, KS (32.7%), Burlingame Township, KS (24.9%).

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
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)
21	Elk Township (Osage County)	11.6% (±4.2 points)
22	Junction Township	9.1% (±4.8 points)
23	Fairfax Township	6.1% (±6.2 points)
24 (tie)	Grant Township (Osage County)	0.0% (±18.0 points)
24 (tie)	Lincoln Township (Osage County)	0.0% (±43.0 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 Scranton Township

How many renters are there in Scranton Township?

Scranton Township has an estimated 62 (±29) renting households, 12.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Scranton Township?

In Scranton Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Scranton Township?

A renting household in Scranton Township has 3.1 people on average, against 2.6 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 Scranton township, Osage County, Kansas (county subdivision:63700, 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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