What percentage of people rent in Silver Lake, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Silver Lake, KS, 2020–2024
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26.9% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Silver Lake, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 205 renting households against 556 that own their home.

In Silver Lake, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.9% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 205 (±63)
Median renter income: $46,680 (±$5,081)

Who rents and who owns in Silver Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Silver Lake	Shawnee County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.9% (±9.4 points)	33.2% (±1.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	205 (±63)	25,065 (±1,002)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	556 (±192)	50,393 (±997)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,680 (±$5,081)	$42,837 (±$2,455)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,467 (±$14,504)	$86,433 (±$2,257)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Silver Lake, 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, Silver Lake ranks 6 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 450 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Silver Lake 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	34.0% (±7.3 points)	26.9% (±9.4 points)	−7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$687 (±$81)	$860 (±$69)	+25.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,308 (±$7,663)	$56,834 (±$1,368)	−8.8%	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 Silver Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silver Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Silver Lake	—	26.9% (±9.4 points)	—
Silver Lake Township	0.2 mi	22.9% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Willard	4.6 mi	5.7% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Grove Township (Shawnee County)	4.9 mi	0.0% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Menoken Township	5.2 mi	2.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Rossville	5.6 mi	45.2% (±13.1 points)	Higher
Dover Township	5.6 mi	5.6% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Rossville Township	7.2 mi	34.2% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mission Township (Shawnee County)	7.9 mi	6.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Willard, KS (5.7%), Grove Township (Shawnee County), KS (0.0%), Menoken Township, KS (2.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rossville, KS (45.2%).

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)
12	Mission Township (Shawnee County)	6.3% (±2.3 points)

Showing 12 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 Silver Lake

How many renters are there in Silver Lake?

Silver Lake has an estimated 205 (±63) renting households, 26.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Silver Lake?

In Silver Lake, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Silver Lake?

A renting household in Silver Lake has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Silver Lake?

The median renting household in Silver Lake, KS has an income of $46,680 (±$5,081) a year, against $57,467 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 Silver Lake city, Kansas (place:65600, 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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