What percentage of people rent in Winfield, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Winfield, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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35.3% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Winfield, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,575 renting households against 2,890 that own their home.

In Winfield, the share of households that rent went from 42.5% in 2015–2019 to 35.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.3% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 1,575 (±259)
Median renter income: $34,521 (±$13,273)

Who rents and who owns in Winfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Winfield	Cowley County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.3% (±5.0 points)	31.9% (±2.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,575 (±259)	4,270 (±440)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,890 (±225)	9,117 (±378)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,521 (±$13,273)	$34,033 (±$3,083)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,761 (±$7,681)	$71,606 (±$4,566)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Winfield, the renter share is not measurably different from Cowley County (31.9%).

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

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

In Cowley County, Winfield ranks 6 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 242 of 1,853.

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

How renting in Winfield 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	42.5% (±3.6 points)	35.3% (±5.0 points)	−7.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$720 (±$26)	$786 (±$114)	+9.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,923 (±$3,859)	$56,656 (±$7,908)	+23.4%	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 Winfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Winfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Winfield	—	35.3% (±5.0 points)	—
Walnut Township (Cowley County)	1.3 mi	9.5% (±10.5 points)	Lower
Pleasant Valley Township (Cowley County)	5.3 mi	4.2% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Vernon Township	6.0 mi	8.8% (±13.2 points)	Lower
Tisdale Township	6.1 mi	4.6% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Fairview Township (Cowley County)	7.0 mi	17.4% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Beaver Township (Cowley County)	7.3 mi	55.2% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Salem Township (Cowley County)	8.3 mi	26.5% (±23.6 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty Township (Cowley County)	9.1 mi	0.0% (±65.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Walnut Township (Cowley County), KS (9.5%), Pleasant Valley Township (Cowley County), KS (4.2%), Vernon Township, KS (8.8%).

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

Households that rent across Cowley County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cedar Township (Cowley County)	55.6% (±31.4 points)
2	Beaver Township (Cowley County)	55.2% (±23.7 points)
3	Udall	44.8% (±10.9 points)
4	Arkansas City	43.5% (±5.7 points)
5	Ninnescah Township (Cowley County)	36.6% (±9.3 points)
6	Winfield	35.3% (±5.0 points)
7	Rock Creek Township (Cowley County)	30.9% (±20.9 points)
8	Spring Creek Township (Cowley County)	26.7% (±26.4 points)
9	Salem Township (Cowley County)	26.5% (±23.6 points)
10	Harvey Township (Cowley County)	25.0% (±32.0 points)
11	Burden	22.1% (±7.7 points)
12	Windsor Township	20.6% (±17.0 points)

Showing 12 of 33 places in Cowley 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 Winfield

How many renters are there in Winfield?

Winfield has an estimated 1,575 (±259) renting households, 35.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Winfield?

In Winfield, the share of households that rent went from 42.5% in 2015–2019 to 35.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Winfield?

A renting household in Winfield has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Winfield?

The median renting household in Winfield, KS has an income of $34,521 (±$13,273) a year, against $67,761 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 Winfield city, Kansas (place:79950, 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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