What percentage of people rent in West Plains Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in West Plains Township, KS, 2020–2024
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27.5% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in West Plains Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 110 renting households against 290 that own their home.

In West Plains Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.5% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 110 (±37)
Median renter income: $67,708 (±$41,447)

Who rents and who owns in West Plains Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Plains Township	Meade County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.5% (±8.4 points)	26.0% (±4.5 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	110 (±37)	391 (±66)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	290 (±68)	1,111 (±114)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,708 (±$41,447)	$44,188 (±$4,980)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,222 (±$22,065)	$86,910 (±$10,687)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In West Plains Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Meade County (26.0%).

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

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

In Meade County, West Plains Township ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 431 of 1,853.

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

How renting in West Plains 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	24.1% (±8.6 points)	27.5% (±8.4 points)	+3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$647 (±$175)	$780 (±$14)	+20.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,946 (±$7,541)	$72,273 (±$5,100)	+11.3%	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 West Plains Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Plains Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Plains Township	—	27.5% (±8.4 points)	—
Plains	3.1 mi	27.3% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Meade Center Township	9.7 mi	24.0% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kismet	9.7 mi	26.1% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mertilla Township	10 mi	13.8% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Meade	11 mi	25.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cimarron Township (Meade County)	11 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fargo Township	15 mi	13.3% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Crooked Creek Township	16 mi	6.6% (±8.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fargo Township, KS (13.3%), Crooked Creek Township, KS (6.6%).

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

Households that rent across Meade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fowler	41.9% (±14.1 points)
2	West Plains Township	27.5% (±8.4 points)
3	Plains	27.3% (±8.7 points)
4	Meade	25.1% (±9.1 points)
5	Meade Center Township	24.0% (±7.7 points)
6	Sand Creek Township	18.8% (±29.1 points)
7	Mertilla Township	13.8% (±14.1 points)
8	Crooked Creek Township	6.6% (±8.2 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Meade 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 West Plains Township

How many renters are there in West Plains Township?

West Plains Township has an estimated 110 (±37) renting households, 27.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Plains Township?

In West Plains Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Plains Township?

A renting household in West Plains Township has 2.3 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Plains Township?

The median renting household in West Plains Township, KS has an income of $67,708 (±$41,447) a year, against $77,222 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 West Plains township, Meade County, Kansas (county subdivision:77300, in state:20 county:119).

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.