What percentage of people rent in Sharon Springs Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Sharon Springs Township, KS, 2020–2024
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21.9% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Sharon Springs Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 87 renting households against 310 that own their home.

In Sharon Springs Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.9% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 87 (±35)
Median renter income: $37,917 (±$32,053)

Who rents and who owns in Sharon Springs Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sharon Springs Township	Wallace County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.9% (±8.1 points)	25.2% (±6.0 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	87 (±35)	151 (±39)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	310 (±56)	448 (±54)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	1.7 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,917 (±$32,053)	$47,250 (±$31,501)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,429 (±$10,572)	$66,250 (±$18,577)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Sharon Springs Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Wallace County (25.2%).

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

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

In Wallace County, Sharon Springs Township ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 652 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Sharon Springs 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	25.9% (±7.3 points)	21.9% (±8.1 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$563 (±$175)	$465 (±$352)	−17.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,792 (±$15,544)	$55,938 (±$10,233)	+2.1%	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 Sharon Springs Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sharon Springs Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sharon Springs Township	—	21.9% (±8.1 points)	—
Sharon Springs	3.3 mi	24.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wallace	8.9 mi	0.0% (±65.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wallace Township	9.9 mi	19.5% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
Weskan Township	11 mi	39.7% (±13.4 points)	Higher
Harrison Township (Wallace County)	16 mi	17.1% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different
McPherson Township (Sherman County)	19 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Western Township	20 mi	15.4% (±29.7 points)	Not measurably different
McAllaster Township	20 mi	47.6% (±34.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Weskan Township, KS (39.7%).

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

Households that rent across Wallace County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Weskan Township	39.7% (±13.4 points)
2	Sharon Springs	24.1% (±9.1 points)
3	Sharon Springs Township	21.9% (±8.1 points)
4	Wallace Township	19.5% (±25.3 points)
5	Harrison Township (Wallace County)	17.1% (±20.8 points)
6	Wallace	0.0% (±65.4 points)

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 Sharon Springs Township

How many renters are there in Sharon Springs Township?

Sharon Springs Township has an estimated 87 (±35) renting households, 21.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sharon Springs Township?

In Sharon Springs Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sharon Springs Township?

A renting household in Sharon Springs Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sharon Springs Township?

The median renting household in Sharon Springs Township, KS has an income of $37,917 (±$32,053) a year, against $61,429 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 Sharon Springs township, Wallace County, Kansas (county subdivision:64400, in state:20 county:199).

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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