What percentage of people rent in Valley Falls, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Valley Falls, KS, 2020–2024
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45.2% (±11.7 points) of the occupied homes in Valley Falls, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 278 renting households against 337 that own their home.

In Valley Falls, the share of households that rent went from 32.7% in 2015–2019 to 45.2% in 2020–2024 (+12.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.2% (±11.7 points)
Renting households: 278 (±110)
Median renter income: $28,976 (±$560)

Who rents and who owns in Valley Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Valley Falls	Jefferson County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.2% (±11.7 points)	14.3% (±2.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	278 (±110)	1,060 (±210)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	337 (±69)	6,352 (±243)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,976 (±$560)	$45,000 (±$11,492)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,750 (±$28,371)	$90,678 (±$8,002)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Valley Falls, the renter share is higher than in Jefferson County (14.3%).

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

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

In Jefferson County, Valley Falls ranks 1 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 116 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Valley Falls 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	32.7% (±8.1 points)	45.2% (±11.7 points)	+12.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$597 (±$124)	$785 (±$17)	+31.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,403 (±$4,573)	$46,681 (±$21,625)	−20.1%	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 Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valley Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Valley Falls	—	45.2% (±11.7 points)	—
Delaware Township (Jefferson County)	2.2 mi	30.3% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ozawkie Township	5.4 mi	4.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Ozawkie	7.2 mi	11.0% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Nortonville	8.8 mi	27.7% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Norton Township	8.9 mi	21.8% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Rock Creek Township (Jefferson County)	9.0 mi	16.8% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Denison	9.7 mi	2.6% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Winchester	10 mi	16.3% (±10.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ozawkie Township, KS (4.9%), Ozawkie, KS (11.0%), Norton Township, KS (21.8%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Valley Falls	45.2% (±11.7 points)
2	Delaware Township (Jefferson County)	30.3% (±9.6 points)
3	Nortonville	27.7% (±14.4 points)
4	Rural Township (Jefferson County)	26.8% (±24.4 points)
5	McLouth	26.6% (±9.5 points)
6	Oskaloosa	25.9% (±9.3 points)
7	Meriden	24.2% (±11.7 points)

Showing 7 of 20 places in Jefferson 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 Falls

How many renters are there in Valley Falls?

Valley Falls has an estimated 278 (±110) renting households, 45.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Valley Falls?

In Valley Falls, the share of households that rent went from 32.7% in 2015–2019 to 45.2% in 2020–2024 (+12.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Valley Falls?

A renting household in Valley Falls has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Valley Falls?

The median renting household in Valley Falls, KS has an income of $28,976 (±$560) a year, against $78,750 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 Falls city, Kansas (place:73300, 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.