What percentage of people rent in Garden City, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Garden City, MO, 2020–2024
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37.5% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Garden City, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 253 renting households against 422 that own their home.

In Garden City, the share of households that rent went from 29.2% in 2015–2019 to 37.5% in 2020–2024 (+8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.5% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 253 (±89)
Median renter income: $40,673 (±$17,279)

Who rents and who owns in Garden City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garden City	Cass County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.5% (±10.3 points)	24.4% (±1.7 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	253 (±89)	10,528 (±771)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	422 (±90)	32,678 (±729)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,673 (±$17,279)	$51,908 (±$4,137)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,333 (±$12,159)	$103,212 (±$3,124)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Cass County, Garden City ranks 2 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 288 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Garden 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	29.2% (±6.2 points)	37.5% (±10.3 points)	+8.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$725 (±$118)	$925 (±$152)	+27.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,333 (±$4,655)	$65,260 (±$7,713)	+24.7%	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 Garden City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garden City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garden City	—	37.5% (±10.3 points)	—
Gunn City	7.4 mi	6.5% (±12.4 points)	Lower
East Lynne	7.6 mi	17.7% (±14.8 points)	Lower
Creighton	8.0 mi	24.6% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Grand River Township (Bates County)	9.8 mi	0.0% (±20.2 points)	Lower
Archie	10 mi	24.0% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Bogard Township	10 mi	15.3% (±19.3 points)	Lower
Mingo Township	10 mi	8.6% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Harrisonville	10 mi	35.8% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gunn City, MO (6.5%), East Lynne, MO (17.7%), Grand River Township (Bates County), MO (0.0%).

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)
8	Peculiar	26.2% (±7.1 points)

Showing 8 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 Garden City

How many renters are there in Garden City?

Garden City has an estimated 253 (±89) renting households, 37.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garden City?

In Garden City, the share of households that rent went from 29.2% in 2015–2019 to 37.5% in 2020–2024 (+8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Garden City?

A renting household in Garden City has 2.1 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Garden City?

The median renting household in Garden City, MO has an income of $40,673 (±$17,279) a year, against $83,333 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 Garden City city, Missouri (place:26434, 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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