What percentage of people rent in Belton, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Belton, MO, 2020–2024
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41.0% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Belton, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,281 renting households against 6,148 that own their home.

In Belton, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 41.0% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.0% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 4,281 (±469)
Median renter income: $58,635 (±$11,363)

Who rents and who owns in Belton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belton	Cass County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.0% (±4.1 points)	24.4% (±1.7 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,281 (±469)	10,528 (±771)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,148 (±434)	32,678 (±729)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,635 (±$11,363)	$51,908 (±$4,137)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,409 (±$5,713)	$103,212 (±$3,124)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Belton, the renter share is higher than in Cass County (24.4%).

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

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Cass County, Belton ranks 1 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 235 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Belton 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	35.4% (±3.8 points)	41.0% (±4.1 points)	+5.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,067 (±$40)	$1,290 (±$97)	+20.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,754 (±$5,580)	$69,226 (±$4,993)	+10.3%	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 Belton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Belton	—	41.0% (±4.1 points)	—
Loch Lloyd	3.7 mi	0.0% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Raymore	4.0 mi	21.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Grandview	4.3 mi	50.9% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Riverview Estates	4.8 mi	0.0% (±50.6 points)	Not measurably different
Peculiar	6.9 mi	26.2% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Oxford Township (Johnson County)	7.2 mi	4.1% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Leawood	8.0 mi	9.0% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Lake Winnebago	9.1 mi	3.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Loch Lloyd, MO (0.0%), Raymore, MO (21.8%), Peculiar, MO (26.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grandview, MO (50.9%).

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

Households that rent across Cass County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Belton	41.0% (±4.1 points)
2	Garden City	37.5% (±10.3 points)
3	Harrisonville	35.8% (±6.4 points)
4	Drexel	32.2% (±9.2 points)
5	Cleveland	31.6% (±17.1 points)
6	Pleasant Hill	30.8% (±8.0 points)
7	Strasburg	30.6% (±22.5 points)

Showing 7 of 20 places in Cass 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 Belton

How many renters are there in Belton?

Belton has an estimated 4,281 (±469) renting households, 41.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Belton?

In Belton, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 41.0% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Belton?

A renting household in Belton has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Belton?

The median renting household in Belton, MO has an income of $58,635 (±$11,363) a year, against $78,409 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 Belton city, Missouri (place:04384, 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.