What percentage of people rent in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), KS, 2020–2024
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31.3% (±13.9 points) of the occupied homes in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 610 renting households against 1,338 that own their home.

In Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+12.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.3% (±13.9 points)
Renting households: 610 (±320)
Median renter income: $40,000 (±$25,969)

Who rents and who owns in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)	Sedgwick County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.3% (±13.9 points)	36.9% (±0.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	610 (±320)	76,373 (±1,693)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,338 (±208)	130,395 (±1,743)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,000 (±$25,969)	$43,105 (±$1,591)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,750 (±$17,163)	$89,812 (±$1,957)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), the renter share is not measurably different from Sedgwick County (36.9%).

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

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

In Sedgwick County, Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County) ranks 9 of 47 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 341 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County) 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	19.2% (±7.2 points)	31.3% (±13.9 points)	+12.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,021 (±$107)	$875 (±$456)	−14.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,379 (±$5,767)	$61,000 (±$18,928)	−15.7%	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 Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)	—	31.3% (±13.9 points)	—
Sedgwick	3.9 mi	24.5% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Valley Center	4.0 mi	27.6% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bentley	4.9 mi	8.6% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Park Township	5.4 mi	47.2% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Eagle Township (Sedgwick County)	6.0 mi	13.1% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Maize	6.2 mi	49.4% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Sedgwick County)	6.3 mi	15.9% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Sedgwick Township	6.4 mi	9.2% (±6.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bentley, KS (8.6%), Eagle Township (Sedgwick County), KS (13.1%), Grant Township (Sedgwick County), KS (15.9%).

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

Households that rent across Sedgwick County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Gypsum Township (Sedgwick County)	47.6% (±5.1 points)
4	Park Township	47.2% (±10.6 points)
5	Oaklawn-Sunview	45.5% (±11.4 points)
6	Wichita	41.1% (±1.0 points)
7	Payne Township (Sedgwick County)	37.4% (±13.9 points)
8	Derby	31.5% (±3.2 points)
9	Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)	31.3% (±13.9 points)
10	Riverside Township (Sedgwick County)	30.5% (±5.8 points)
11	Valley Center	27.6% (±9.8 points)
12	Garden Plain	26.3% (±11.7 points)
13	Clearwater	25.6% (±7.1 points)
14	Park City	24.7% (±7.2 points)
15	Haysville	24.3% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 47 places in Sedgwick 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 Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)

How many renters are there in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)?

Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County) has an estimated 610 (±320) renting households, 31.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)?

In Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+12.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)?

A renting household in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County) has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)?

The median renting household in Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), KS has an income of $40,000 (±$25,969) a year, against $94,750 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 Valley Center township, Sedgwick County, Kansas (county subdivision:73275, in state:20 county:173).

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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