What percentage of people rent in Mount Pleasant Township, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Pleasant Township, MO, 2020–2024
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38.0% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Pleasant Township, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 733 renting households against 1,198 that own their home.

In Mount Pleasant Township, the share of households that rent went from 43.8% in 2015–2019 to 38.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.0% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 733 (±168)
Median renter income: $32,781 (±$4,933)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Pleasant Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Pleasant Township	Bates County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.0% (±8.0 points)	25.1% (±3.1 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	733 (±168)	1,544 (±192)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,198 (±175)	4,614 (±237)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,781 (±$4,933)	$36,094 (±$5,744)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,417 (±$13,701)	$73,390 (±$5,513)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Mount Pleasant Township, the renter share is higher than in Bates County (25.1%).

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

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

In Bates County, Mount Pleasant Township ranks 4 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 280 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Mount Pleasant 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	43.8% (±6.7 points)	38.0% (±8.0 points)	−5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$635 (±$54)	$893 (±$210)	+40.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,980 (±$6,732)	$43,429 (±$6,590)	+35.8%	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 Mount Pleasant Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Pleasant Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Pleasant Township	—	38.0% (±8.0 points)	—
Butler	0.7 mi	40.9% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Passaic	3.7 mi	23.3% (±39.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mound Township	5.6 mi	42.6% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Charlotte Township	5.8 mi	11.1% (±20.3 points)	Lower
Summit Township	6.3 mi	0.0% (±31.4 points)	Lower
Lone Oak Township	6.4 mi	0.0% (±49.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Home Township	8.6 mi	14.8% (±18.8 points)	Lower
Elkhart Township	8.7 mi	3.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Charlotte Township, MO (11.1%), Summit Township, MO (0.0%), New Home Township, MO (14.8%).

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

Households that rent across Bates County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Prairie Township (Bates County)	56.0% (±34.0 points)
2	Mound Township	42.6% (±14.5 points)
3	Butler	40.9% (±8.3 points)
4	Mount Pleasant Township	38.0% (±8.0 points)
5	Adrian	35.7% (±8.0 points)
6	Foster	29.7% (±21.7 points)
7	Homer Township	29.1% (±22.4 points)
8	Deepwater Township (Bates County)	26.8% (±14.9 points)
9	Rockville	25.7% (±16.1 points)
10	Rich Hill	24.9% (±9.2 points)

Showing 10 of 34 places in Bates 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 Mount Pleasant Township

How many renters are there in Mount Pleasant Township?

Mount Pleasant Township has an estimated 733 (±168) renting households, 38.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Pleasant Township?

In Mount Pleasant Township, the share of households that rent went from 43.8% in 2015–2019 to 38.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Pleasant Township?

A renting household in Mount Pleasant Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Pleasant Township?

The median renting household in Mount Pleasant Township, MO has an income of $32,781 (±$4,933) a year, against $65,417 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 Mount Pleasant township, Bates County, Missouri (county subdivision:50546, in state:29 county:013).

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.