What percentage of people rent in Kansas City, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Kansas City, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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44.6% (±0.8 points) of the occupied homes in Kansas City, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 99,027 renting households against 122,952 that own their home.

In Kansas City, the share of households that rent went from 46.7% in 2015–2019 to 44.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.6% (±0.8 points)
Renting households: 99,027 (±1,999)
Median renter income: $47,206 (±$1,405)

Who rents and who owns in Kansas City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kansas City	Jackson County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.6% (±0.8 points)	40.9% (±0.8 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	99,027 (±1,999)	125,355 (±2,393)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	122,952 (±1,985)	181,443 (±2,484)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,206 (±$1,405)	$45,021 (±$1,309)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,575 (±$1,810)	$89,630 (±$2,148)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Kansas City, the renter share is higher than in Jackson County (40.9%).

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

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

In Jackson County, Kansas City ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 172 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Kansas 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	46.7% (±0.6 points)	44.6% (±0.8 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$941 (±$9)	$1,238 (±$15)	+31.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$54,194 (±$769)	$69,166 (±$1,445)	+27.6%	Up 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 Kansas City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kansas City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kansas City	—	44.6% (±0.8 points)	—
North Kansas City	1.3 mi	74.1% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Avondale	2.0 mi	31.8% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Randolph	3.7 mi	37.5% (±41.8 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Summit	4.6 mi	57.6% (±29.1 points)	Not measurably different
Northmoor	5.1 mi	31.0% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oaks	5.1 mi	28.1% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
Oakwood	5.3 mi	9.1% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Riverside	5.5 mi	57.6% (±7.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Avondale, MO (31.8%), Oakwood, MO (9.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Kansas City, MO (74.1%), Riverside, MO (57.6%).

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

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	River Bend	100.0% (±100.0 points)
2	Unity Village	97.7% (±5.3 points)
3	Blue Summit	57.6% (±29.1 points)
4	Grandview	50.9% (±3.1 points)
5	Kansas City	44.6% (±0.8 points)
6	Oak Grove	39.7% (±4.7 points)
7	Independence	39.1% (±2.1 points)
8	Levasy	38.7% (±32.4 points)
9	Grain Valley	35.0% (±5.6 points)
10	Raytown	34.9% (±4.4 points)
11	Blue Springs	31.1% (±2.9 points)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Jackson 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 Kansas City

How many renters are there in Kansas City?

Kansas City has an estimated 99,027 (±1,999) renting households, 44.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kansas City?

In Kansas City, the share of households that rent went from 46.7% in 2015–2019 to 44.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Kansas City?

A renting household in Kansas City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kansas City?

The median renting household in Kansas City, MO has an income of $47,206 (±$1,405) a year, against $93,575 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 Kansas City city, Missouri (place:38000, 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.