What percentage of people rent in WaKeeney Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in WaKeeney Township, KS, 2020–2024
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16.8% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in WaKeeney Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 185 renting households against 919 that own their home.

In WaKeeney Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.5% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (−10.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.8% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 185 (±65)
Median renter income: $40,625 (±$22,033)

Who rents and who owns in WaKeeney Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	WaKeeney Township	Trego County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.8% (±5.9 points)	17.8% (±6.1 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	185 (±65)	243 (±86)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	919 (±110)	1,124 (±98)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	1.6 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,625 (±$22,033)	$45,282 (±$11,018)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,297 (±$4,408)	$93,328 (±$2,724)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In WaKeeney Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Trego County (17.8%).

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

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

In Trego County, WaKeeney Township ranks 5 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 870 of 1,853.

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

How renting in WaKeeney Township 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	27.5% (±7.3 points)	16.8% (±5.9 points)	−10.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$580 (±$31)	$804 (±$114)	+38.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,800 (±$7,246)	$80,417 (±$21,387)	+41.6%	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 WaKeeney Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with WaKeeney Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
WaKeeney Township	—	16.8% (±5.9 points)	—
WaKeeney	1.5 mi	19.6% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ogallah Township	9.2 mi	14.3% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
Collyer Township	10 mi	5.7% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Glencoe Township (Trego County)	13 mi	0.0% (±57.0 points)	Not measurably different
Happy Township	13 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Collyer	14 mi	6.8% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wilcox Township	16 mi	32.4% (±39.9 points)	Not measurably different
Morlan Township	17 mi	30.0% (±37.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Collyer Township, KS (5.7%).

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

Households that rent across Trego County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Franklin Township (Trego County)	100.0% (±100.0 points)
2	Riverside Township (Trego County)	48.1% (±39.2 points)
3	Wilcox Township	32.4% (±39.9 points)
4	WaKeeney	19.6% (±7.3 points)
5	WaKeeney Township	16.8% (±5.9 points)
6	Ogallah Township	14.3% (±22.3 points)
7	Collyer	6.8% (±10.1 points)
8	Collyer Township	5.7% (±8.3 points)
9	Glencoe Township (Trego County)	0.0% (±57.0 points)

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 WaKeeney Township

How many renters are there in WaKeeney Township?

WaKeeney Township has an estimated 185 (±65) renting households, 16.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in WaKeeney Township?

In WaKeeney Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.5% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (−10.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in WaKeeney Township?

A renting household in WaKeeney Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in WaKeeney Township?

The median renting household in WaKeeney Township, KS has an income of $40,625 (±$22,033) a year, against $93,297 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 WaKeeney township, Trego County, Kansas (county subdivision:74475, in state:20 county:195).

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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