What percentage of people rent in Appleton City, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Appleton City, MO, 2020–2024
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42.0% (±9.3 points) of the occupied homes in Appleton City, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 230 renting households against 317 that own their home.

In Appleton City, the share of households that rent went from 35.8% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.0% (±9.3 points)
Renting households: 230 (±66)
Median renter income: $26,071 (±$12,772)

Who rents and who owns in Appleton City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Appleton City	St. Clair County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.0% (±9.3 points)	24.0% (±3.5 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	230 (±66)	978 (±155)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	317 (±75)	3,093 (±186)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,071 (±$12,772)	$30,487 (±$5,694)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,964 (±$20,546)	$60,946 (±$7,451)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Appleton City, the renter share is higher than in St. Clair County (24.0%).

It is also higher than in Missouri (31.9%).

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

In St. Clair County, Appleton City ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 215 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Appleton City 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	35.8% (±8.2 points)	42.0% (±9.3 points)	+6.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$520 (±$97)	$557 (±$110)	+7.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,092 (±$4,604)	$49,036 (±$4,524)	+48.2%	Up 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 Appleton City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Appleton City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Appleton City	—	42.0% (±9.3 points)	—
Hudson Township	4.8 mi	9.3% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Deepwater Township (Henry County)	4.9 mi	32.7% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Montrose	5.4 mi	33.3% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Deepwater Township (Bates County)	6.9 mi	26.8% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bear Creek Township	8.2 mi	15.1% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Rockville	8.6 mi	25.7% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rockville Township	9.1 mi	22.6% (±13.8 points)	Lower
Pleasant Gap Township	10 mi	23.8% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hudson Township, MO (9.3%), Bear Creek Township, MO (15.1%), Rockville Township, MO (22.6%).

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

Households that rent across St. Clair County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lowry City	49.4% (±14.5 points)
2	Osceola	45.0% (±10.0 points)
3	Appleton City	42.0% (±9.3 points)
4	Vista	26.7% (±29.9 points)
5	Gerster	20.0% (±80.0 points)
6	Roscoe	19.4% (±21.2 points)
7	Collins	5.0% (±16.0 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 Appleton City

How many renters are there in Appleton City?

Appleton City has an estimated 230 (±66) renting households, 42.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Appleton City?

In Appleton City, the share of households that rent went from 35.8% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Appleton City?

A renting household in Appleton City has 1.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Appleton City?

The median renting household in Appleton City, MO has an income of $26,071 (±$12,772) a year, against $56,964 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 Appleton City city, Missouri (place:01522, in state:29).

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.