What percentage of people rent in East Prairie, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in East Prairie, MO, 2020–2024
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52.5% (±11.5 points) of the occupied homes in East Prairie, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 681 renting households against 617 that own their home.

In East Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 54.0% in 2015–2019 to 52.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 52.5% (±11.5 points)
Renting households: 681 (±156)
Median renter income: $33,281 (±$8,021)

Who rents and who owns in East Prairie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Prairie	Mississippi County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	52.5% (±11.5 points)	37.1% (±4.5 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	681 (±156)	1,661 (±224)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	617 (±161)	2,821 (±198)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,281 (±$8,021)	$28,958 (±$8,510)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$45,893 (±$15,197)	$63,699 (±$6,209)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In East Prairie, the renter share is higher than in Mississippi County (37.1%).

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

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

In Mississippi County, East Prairie ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 80 of 1,244.

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

How renting in East Prairie 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	54.0% (±8.8 points)	52.5% (±11.5 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$554 (±$134)	$750 (±$180)	+35.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$25,000 (±$6,327)	$34,637 (±$10,504)	+38.5%	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 East Prairie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Prairie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Prairie	—	52.5% (±11.5 points)	—
Anniston	4.5 mi	12.1% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Bertrand	9.7 mi	20.8% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Charleston	9.9 mi	50.0% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Matthews	10 mi	36.8% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Miner	12 mi	20.1% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Diehlstadt	13 mi	12.5% (±14.3 points)	Lower
Sikeston	13 mi	39.5% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Wilson City	13 mi	10.9% (±15.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Anniston, MO (12.1%), Bertrand, MO (20.8%), Miner, MO (20.1%).

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

Households that rent across Mississippi County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	East Prairie	52.5% (±11.5 points)
2	Charleston	50.0% (±8.7 points)
3	Wyatt	31.4% (±20.7 points)
4	Bertrand	20.8% (±9.6 points)
5	Anniston	12.1% (±11.7 points)
6	Wilson City	10.9% (±15.4 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 East Prairie

How many renters are there in East Prairie?

East Prairie has an estimated 681 (±156) renting households, 52.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Prairie?

In East Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 54.0% in 2015–2019 to 52.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Prairie?

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

How much do renters earn in East Prairie?

The median renting household in East Prairie, MO has an income of $33,281 (±$8,021) a year, against $45,893 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 East Prairie city, Missouri (place:21052, 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.