What percentage of people rent in Drywood Township, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Drywood Township, MO, 2020–2024
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24.7% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Drywood Township, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 113 renting households against 344 that own their home.

In Drywood Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (+6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.7% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 113 (±41)
Median renter income: $41,908 (±$9,529)

Who rents and who owns in Drywood Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Drywood Township	Vernon County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.7% (±7.3 points)	28.7% (±3.2 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	113 (±41)	2,226 (±274)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	344 (±67)	5,528 (±274)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,908 (±$9,529)	$37,663 (±$4,843)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,431 (±$7,494)	$60,615 (±$3,487)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Drywood Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Vernon County (28.7%).

It is not measurably different from Missouri (31.9%).

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

In Vernon County, Drywood Township ranks 11 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 624 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Drywood 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	18.7% (±6.6 points)	24.7% (±7.3 points)	+6.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$569 (±$92)	$622 (±$59)	+9.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,396 (±$9,758)	$55,950 (±$5,772)	+6.8%	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 Drywood Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Drywood Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Drywood Township	—	24.7% (±7.3 points)	—
Sheldon	3.3 mi	56.8% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Milo	4.0 mi	0.0% (±76.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dover Township	5.7 mi	9.7% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Union Township (Barton County)	6.2 mi	12.4% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Moundville Township	6.5 mi	14.8% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Center Township	7.5 mi	36.6% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Bronaugh	7.9 mi	25.0% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Badger Township	8.2 mi	10.5% (±9.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dover Township, MO (9.7%), Moundville Township, MO (14.8%), Badger Township, MO (10.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sheldon, MO (56.8%), Center Township, MO (36.6%).

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

Households that rent across Vernon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Blue Mound Township (Vernon County)	40.4% (±23.7 points)
6	Center Township	36.6% (±5.6 points)
7	Osage Township (Vernon County)	29.7% (±24.9 points)
8	Schell City	28.6% (±22.9 points)
9	Richards	27.3% (±35.6 points)
10	Bronaugh	25.0% (±17.0 points)
11	Drywood Township	24.7% (±7.3 points)
12	Bacon Township	23.7% (±12.9 points)
13	Washington Township (Vernon County)	23.0% (±8.7 points)
14	Walker Township (Vernon County)	22.6% (±10.9 points)
15	Walker	20.4% (±13.1 points)
16	Henry Township	15.4% (±14.6 points)
17	Richland Township (Vernon County)	15.0% (±20.3 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Vernon 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 Drywood Township

How many renters are there in Drywood Township?

Drywood Township has an estimated 113 (±41) renting households, 24.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Drywood Township?

In Drywood Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (+6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Drywood Township?

A renting household in Drywood Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Drywood Township?

The median renting household in Drywood Township, MO has an income of $41,908 (±$9,529) a year, against $60,431 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 Drywood township, Vernon County, Missouri (county subdivision:20242, in state:29 county:217).

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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