What percentage of people rent in Spearville Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Spearville Township, KS, 2020–2024
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20.8% (±10.1 points) of the occupied homes in Spearville Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 126 renting households against 479 that own their home.

In Spearville Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.8% (±10.1 points)
Renting households: 126 (±71)

Who rents and who owns in Spearville Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spearville Township	Ford County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.8% (±10.1 points)	37.5% (±3.0 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	126 (±71)	4,425 (±375)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	479 (±129)	7,371 (±379)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.6)	3.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$57,380 (±$6,140)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,301 (±$7,286)	$79,411 (±$6,089)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Spearville Township, the renter share is lower than in Ford County (37.5%).

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

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

In Ford County, Spearville Township ranks 9 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 693 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Spearville 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	28.4% (±10.0 points)	20.8% (±10.1 points)	−7.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$713 (±$119)	$722 (±$12)	+1.3%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$63,542 (±$20,107)	$72,754 (±$11,086)	+14.5%	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 Spearville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spearville Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spearville Township	—	20.8% (±10.1 points)	—
Spearville	4.1 mi	20.5% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wheatland Township (Ford County)	8.7 mi	7.9% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Grandview Township	8.9 mi	27.3% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ford	11 mi	33.9% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ford Township	12 mi	27.4% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sawlog Township	13 mi	39.3% (±38.2 points)	Not measurably different
Dodge City	14 mi	43.4% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Offerle	14 mi	12.3% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dodge City, KS (43.4%).

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

Households that rent across Ford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Ford	33.9% (±18.6 points)
4	Ford Township	27.4% (±16.3 points)
5	Grandview Township	27.3% (±23.0 points)
6	Bucklin Township	25.7% (±8.8 points)
7	Bucklin	22.8% (±8.5 points)
8	Wilburn Township	21.4% (±27.2 points)
9	Spearville Township	20.8% (±10.1 points)
10	Spearville	20.5% (±11.9 points)
11	Dodge Township	9.8% (±10.4 points)
12	Enterprise Township (Ford County)	8.8% (±9.5 points)
13	Wheatland Township (Ford County)	7.9% (±11.7 points)
14	Royal Township	6.0% (±9.6 points)
15	Richland Township (Ford County)	5.7% (±9.7 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Ford 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 Spearville Township

How many renters are there in Spearville Township?

Spearville Township has an estimated 126 (±71) renting households, 20.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spearville Township?

In Spearville Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Spearville Township?

A renting household in Spearville Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 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 Spearville township, Ford County, Kansas (county subdivision:67150, in state:20 county:057).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.