How long do people stay in their homes in Yates Center, KS?

Name: How long people stay in Yates Center, KS, 2020–2024
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28.6% (±9.6 points) of households in Yates Center, KS moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

19.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 28.6% (±9.6 points)
Since before 2000: 19.7%

When households in Yates Center moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Yates Center	Woodson County	Kansas	United States
2023 or later	4.1% (±3.3 points)	3.9%	5.2%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	24.5% (±9.0 points)	15.9%	21.6%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	34.7% (±7.1 points)	31.9%	38.4%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	17.0% (±4.8 points)	23.1%	16.3%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	7.0% (±3.3 points)	8.9%	9.4%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	12.7% (±4.8 points)	16.2%	9.2%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Yates Center, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Woodson County (19.8%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (26.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Yates Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Yates Center
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Yates Center	—	28.6% (±9.6 points)	—
Center Township (Woodson County)	2.7 mi	8.4% (±14.5 points)	Lower
Liberty Township (Woodson County)	7.5 mi	0.0% (±56.4 points)	Not measurably different
Toronto Township	9.4 mi	8.3% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Perry Township	11 mi	59.4% (±59.1 points)	Not measurably different
North Township (Woodson County)	11 mi	0.0% (±97.7 points)	Not measurably different
Buffalo	11 mi	28.7% (±31.5 points)	Not measurably different
Neosho Falls Township	12 mi	22.7% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Toronto	12 mi	6.0% (±6.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Center Township (Woodson County), KS (8.4%), Toronto Township, KS (8.3%), Toronto, KS (6.0%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Woodson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Perry Township	59.4% (±59.1 points)
2	Yates Center	28.6% (±9.6 points)
3	Neosho Falls	24.4% (±18.9 points)
4	Neosho Falls Township	22.7% (±16.6 points)
5	Center Township (Woodson County)	8.4% (±14.5 points)
6	Toronto Township	8.3% (±8.4 points)
7	Toronto	6.0% (±6.9 points)
8 (tie)	Liberty Township (Woodson County)	0.0% (±56.4 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Woodson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Yates Center

How often do people move in Yates Center?

28.6% of households in Yates Center, KS moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Yates Center have?

19.7% of households in Yates Center have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Yates Center city, Kansas

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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