What percentage of people rent in Valley Center, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Valley Center, KS, 2020–2024
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27.6% (±9.8 points) of the occupied homes in Valley Center, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 845 renting households against 2,218 that own their home.

In Valley Center, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.6% (±9.8 points)
Renting households: 845 (±332)
Median renter income: $40,134 (±$19,445)

Who rents and who owns in Valley Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Valley Center	Sedgwick County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.6% (±9.8 points)	36.9% (±0.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	845 (±332)	76,373 (±1,693)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,218 (±375)	130,395 (±1,743)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,134 (±$19,445)	$43,105 (±$1,591)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,080 (±$16,436)	$89,812 (±$1,957)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Valley Center, 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 ranks 11 of 47 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 427 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Valley Center 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	23.3% (±7.9 points)	27.6% (±9.8 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$941 (±$237)	$883 (±$423)	−6.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,819 (±$5,390)	$77,020 (±$7,940)	+8.8%	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 Valley Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valley Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Valley Center	—	27.6% (±9.8 points)	—
Park City	2.9 mi	24.7% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kechi Township	3.7 mi	21.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Sedgwick County)	3.9 mi	15.9% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)	4.0 mi	31.3% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Park Township	4.7 mi	47.2% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Kechi	6.1 mi	15.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Maize	6.4 mi	49.4% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Sedgwick	6.5 mi	24.5% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Park Township, KS (47.2%), Maize, KS (49.4%).

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
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)
16	Colwich	22.4% (±6.4 points)
17	Morton Township (Sedgwick County)	22.2% (±5.9 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

How many renters are there in Valley Center?

Valley Center has an estimated 845 (±332) renting households, 27.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Valley Center?

In Valley Center, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Valley Center?

A renting household in Valley Center has 2.2 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Valley Center?

The median renting household in Valley Center, KS has an income of $40,134 (±$19,445) a year, against $96,080 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 city, Kansas (place:73250, 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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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.