How many renters in Towanda Township (Butler County), KS pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Towanda Township (Butler County), KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.1% (±18.2 points) of renting households in Towanda Township (Butler County), KS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.1% (±18.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.0% (±16.4 points)
Median share of income: 24.8% (±7.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Towanda Township (Butler County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Towanda Township (Butler County)	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Less than 15%	18.4% (±17.1 points)	17.2%	16.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.4% (±6.9 points)	14.2%	14.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	25.3% (±19.6 points)	14.3%	14.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.8% (±7.9 points)	12.9%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.1% (±8.0 points)	10.6%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	30.0% (±16.4 points)	30.8%	34.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Towanda Township (Butler County) against Butler County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Towanda Township (Butler County)	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.1% (±18.2 points)	41.4% (±5.7 points)	43.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.0% (±16.4 points)	30.8% (±4.7 points)	34.5% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.8% (±7.4 points)	26.7% (±1.9 points)	27.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$52,500 (±$41,190)	$45,452 (±$5,096)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,125 (±$98)	$956 (±$44)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413

In Towanda Township (Butler County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Butler County (41.4%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (43.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Butler County, Towanda Township (Butler County) ranks 11 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 495 of 1,310.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Towanda Township (Butler County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Towanda Township (Butler County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Towanda Township (Butler County)	—	42.1% (±18.2 points)	—
Towanda	1.4 mi	60.6% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
El Dorado Township	3.8 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Augusta	5.3 mi	58.3% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Augusta Township	5.6 mi	100.0% (±82.3 points)	Not measurably different
Benton Township (Butler County)	6.0 mi	46.6% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Benton	6.6 mi	37.1% (±42.5 points)	Not measurably different
El Dorado	7.7 mi	40.9% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bruno Township	8.7 mi	30.0% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Butler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
5	Towanda	60.6% (±21.7 points)
6	Augusta	58.3% (±15.3 points)
7 (tie)	Douglass	52.9% (±26.5 points)
7 (tie)	Douglass Township	52.9% (±26.5 points)
9	Benton Township (Butler County)	46.6% (±39.5 points)
10	Pleasant Township (Butler County)	42.4% (±25.7 points)
11	Towanda Township (Butler County)	42.1% (±18.2 points)
12	El Dorado	40.9% (±9.9 points)
13	Rose Hill	39.2% (±24.5 points)
14	Benton	37.1% (±42.5 points)
15	Whitewater	32.6% (±24.3 points)
16	Andover	30.2% (±9.9 points)
17	Bruno Township	30.0% (±9.8 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Butler County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Towanda Township (Butler County)

Are renters in Towanda Township (Butler County) rent-burdened?

42.1% of renting households in Towanda Township (Butler County) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Towanda Township (Butler County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Towanda Township (Butler County), KS spends 24.8% (±7.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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