What percentage of people rent in Towanda, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Towanda, KS, 2020–2024
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19.4% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Towanda, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 132 renting households against 547 that own their home.

In Towanda, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.4% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 132 (±49)
Median renter income: $29,583 (±$16,938)

Who rents and who owns in Towanda

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Towanda	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.4% (±6.7 points)	22.4% (±1.7 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	132 (±49)	5,685 (±444)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	547 (±106)	19,653 (±520)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,583 (±$16,938)	$45,452 (±$5,096)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,813 (±$16,288)	$93,295 (±$3,054)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Towanda, the renter share is not measurably different from Butler County (22.4%).

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

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

In Butler County, Towanda ranks 10 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 758 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Towanda 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	15.1% (±5.8 points)	19.4% (±6.7 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$804 (±$79)	$1,034 (±$122)	+28.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,989 (±$8,247)	$64,327 (±$11,801)	+12.9%	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 Towanda

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Towanda
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Towanda	—	19.4% (±6.7 points)	—
Towanda Township (Butler County)	1.4 mi	20.6% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
El Dorado Township	4.3 mi	1.9% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Fairview Township (Butler County)	4.8 mi	0.0% (±16.4 points)	Lower
Benton Township (Butler County)	5.8 mi	10.0% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Benton	6.3 mi	17.1% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Augusta	6.6 mi	28.9% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Augusta Township	7.0 mi	4.5% (±6.8 points)	Lower
El Dorado	7.4 mi	40.0% (±5.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: El Dorado Township, KS (1.9%), Fairview Township (Butler County), KS (0.0%), Benton Township (Butler County), KS (10.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Augusta, KS (28.9%), El Dorado, KS (40.0%).

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

Households that rent across Butler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Augusta	28.9% (±4.7 points)
5	Douglass	24.3% (±7.2 points)
6 (tie)	Hickory Township	20.6% (±27.9 points)
6 (tie)	Towanda Township (Butler County)	20.6% (±6.3 points)
8	Douglass Township	20.3% (±6.3 points)
9	Leon	20.2% (±9.6 points)
10 (tie)	Towanda	19.4% (±6.7 points)
10 (tie)	Clifford Township	19.4% (±21.7 points)
12	Andover	19.3% (±3.6 points)
13	Bruno Township	19.1% (±3.4 points)
14	Rose Hill	18.3% (±6.8 points)
15	Fairmount Township (Butler County)	18.1% (±14.1 points)
16	Milton Township	17.4% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 42 places in Butler 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 Towanda

How many renters are there in Towanda?

Towanda has an estimated 132 (±49) renting households, 19.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Towanda?

In Towanda, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Towanda?

A renting household in Towanda has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Towanda?

The median renting household in Towanda, KS has an income of $29,583 (±$16,938) a year, against $77,813 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 Towanda city, Kansas (place:71125, 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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