What percentage of people rent in Williamsport Township, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Williamsport Township, KS, 2020–2024
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43.2% (±10.5 points) of the occupied homes in Williamsport Township, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 682 renting households against 896 that own their home.

In Williamsport Township, the share of households that rent went from 47.5% in 2015–2019 to 43.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.2% (±10.5 points)
Renting households: 682 (±156)
Median renter income: $42,419 (±$20,329)

Who rents and who owns in Williamsport Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Williamsport Township	Shawnee County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.2% (±10.5 points)	33.2% (±1.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	682 (±156)	25,065 (±1,002)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	896 (±225)	50,393 (±997)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,419 (±$20,329)	$42,837 (±$2,455)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,313 (±$28,804)	$86,433 (±$2,257)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Williamsport Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Shawnee County (33.2%).

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

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

In Shawnee County, Williamsport Township ranks 3 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 137 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Williamsport 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	47.5% (±9.3 points)	43.2% (±10.5 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,126 (±$77)	$1,350 (±$119)	+19.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,635 (±$5,491)	$56,471 (±$7,269)	−11.3%	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 Williamsport Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Williamsport Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Williamsport Township	—	43.2% (±10.5 points)	—
Topeka Township	5.1 mi	17.3% (±22.8 points)	Lower
Carbondale	6.1 mi	28.1% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Auburn	6.3 mi	46.3% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ridgeway Township	6.6 mi	17.7% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Monmouth Township	7.1 mi	4.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Mission Township (Shawnee County)	7.8 mi	6.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Auburn Township	7.8 mi	18.7% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Scranton Township	8.0 mi	12.8% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Topeka Township, KS (17.3%), Carbondale, KS (28.1%), Ridgeway Township, KS (17.7%).

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

Households that rent across Shawnee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Auburn	46.3% (±9.4 points)
2	Rossville	45.2% (±13.1 points)
3	Williamsport Township	43.2% (±10.5 points)
4	Topeka	41.0% (±1.6 points)
5	Rossville Township	34.2% (±11.9 points)
6	Silver Lake	26.9% (±9.4 points)
7	Silver Lake Township	22.9% (±7.6 points)
8	Auburn Township	18.7% (±5.4 points)
9	Topeka Township	17.3% (±22.8 points)

Showing 9 of 17 places in Shawnee 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 Williamsport Township

How many renters are there in Williamsport Township?

Williamsport Township has an estimated 682 (±156) renting households, 43.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Williamsport Township?

In Williamsport Township, the share of households that rent went from 47.5% in 2015–2019 to 43.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Williamsport Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Williamsport Township?

The median renting household in Williamsport Township, KS has an income of $42,419 (±$20,329) a year, against $80,313 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 Williamsport township, Shawnee County, Kansas (county subdivision:79350, in state:20 county:177).

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.