What percentage of people rent in Fair Play, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Fair Play, MO, 2020–2024
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54.3% (±17.8 points) of the occupied homes in Fair Play, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 121 renting households against 102 that own their home.

In Fair Play, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 54.3% in 2020–2024 (+24.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 54.3% (±17.8 points)
Renting households: 121 (±69)

Who rents and who owns in Fair Play

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fair Play	Polk County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	54.3% (±17.8 points)	28.4% (±2.9 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	121 (±69)	3,423 (±361)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	102 (±36)	8,636 (±414)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.9)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.7)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$33,030 (±$9,386)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,167 (±$12,988)	$75,027 (±$4,046)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Fair Play, the renter share is higher than in Polk County (28.4%).

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

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

In Polk County, Fair Play ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 66 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Fair Play 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	29.6% (±12.3 points)	54.3% (±17.8 points)	+24.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$763 (±$115)	$938 (±$74)	+22.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$28,661 (±$3,353)	$40,781 (±$17,824)	+42.3%	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 Fair Play

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fair Play
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fair Play	—	54.3% (±17.8 points)	—
Aldrich	6.0 mi	6.1% (±14.3 points)	Lower
Bolivar	9.0 mi	46.0% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Humansville	11 mi	43.1% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dadeville	12 mi	8.3% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Umber View Heights	12 mi	3.7% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Flemington	12 mi	8.0% (±13.5 points)	Lower
Stockton	13 mi	37.2% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Morrisville	13 mi	51.3% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Aldrich, MO (6.1%), Dadeville, MO (8.3%), Umber View Heights, MO (3.7%).

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

Households that rent across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fair Play	54.3% (±17.8 points)
2	Morrisville	51.3% (±16.8 points)
3	Bolivar	46.0% (±5.3 points)
4	Humansville	43.1% (±12.8 points)
5	Pleasant Hope	29.2% (±11.4 points)
6	Halfway	27.1% (±25.4 points)
7	Flemington	8.0% (±13.5 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Polk 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 Fair Play

How many renters are there in Fair Play?

Fair Play has an estimated 121 (±69) renting households, 54.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fair Play?

In Fair Play, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 54.3% in 2020–2024 (+24.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Fair Play?

A renting household in Fair Play has 2.5 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned 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 Fair Play city, Missouri (place:23428, 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.