What percentage of people rent in Smoky View Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Smoky View Township, KS, 2020–2024
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32.6% (±14.4 points) of the occupied homes in Smoky View Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 98 renting households against 203 that own their home.

In Smoky View Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.6% in 2020–2024 (+20.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.6% (±14.4 points)
Renting households: 98 (±65)
Median renter income: $29,651 (±$23,509)

Who rents and who owns in Smoky View Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Smoky View Township	Saline County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.6% (±14.4 points)	32.9% (±2.4 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	98 (±65)	7,402 (±572)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	203 (±45)	15,121 (±552)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,651 (±$23,509)	$39,643 (±$5,140)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,063 (±$2,578)	$79,417 (±$4,407)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Smoky View Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Saline County (32.9%).

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

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

In Saline County, Smoky View Township ranks 6 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 301 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Smoky View 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	12.0% (±6.9 points)	32.6% (±14.4 points)	+20.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$771 (±$109)	$959 (±$34)	+24.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,422 (±$9,725)	$81,442 (±$19,236)	+20.8%	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 Smoky View Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Smoky View Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Smoky View Township	—	32.6% (±14.4 points)	—
Assaria	2.4 mi	41.0% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Smolan Township	5.4 mi	12.2% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Liberty Township (Saline County)	5.7 mi	47.4% (±48.7 points)	Not measurably different
Smolan	5.9 mi	27.1% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lindsborg	6.0 mi	22.7% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Smoky Hill Township (McPherson County)	6.7 mi	7.5% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Walnut Township (Saline County)	7.8 mi	0.0% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Union Township (McPherson County)	8.2 mi	0.0% (±41.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Smolan Township, KS (12.2%), Smoky Hill Township (McPherson County), KS (7.5%), Walnut Township (Saline 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 Saline County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	New Cambria	61.0% (±36.0 points)
2	Liberty Township (Saline County)	47.4% (±48.7 points)
3	Assaria	41.0% (±18.0 points)
4	Salina	35.9% (±2.7 points)
5	Cambria Township	32.8% (±23.4 points)
6	Smoky View Township	32.6% (±14.4 points)
7	Smolan	27.1% (±16.9 points)
8	Glendale Township	26.3% (±34.9 points)
9	Gypsum	23.8% (±12.2 points)
10	Eureka Township (Saline County)	23.7% (±11.4 points)
11	Spring Creek Township (Saline County)	21.6% (±20.2 points)
12	Smolan Township	12.2% (±7.8 points)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Saline 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 Smoky View Township

How many renters are there in Smoky View Township?

Smoky View Township has an estimated 98 (±65) renting households, 32.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Smoky View Township?

In Smoky View Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.6% in 2020–2024 (+20.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Smoky View Township?

A renting household in Smoky View Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Smoky View Township?

The median renting household in Smoky View Township, KS has an income of $29,651 (±$23,509) a year, against $84,063 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 Smoky View township, Saline County, Kansas (county subdivision:66075, in state:20 county:169).

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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