What percentage of people rent in Osage Township (Bates County), MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Osage Township (Bates County), MO, 2020–2024
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22.0% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Osage Township (Bates County), MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 158 renting households against 559 that own their home.

In Osage Township (Bates County), the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.0% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 158 (±60)
Median renter income: $45,481 (±$15,501)

Who rents and who owns in Osage Township (Bates County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Osage Township (Bates County)	Bates County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.0% (±7.6 points)	25.1% (±3.1 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	158 (±60)	1,544 (±192)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	559 (±109)	4,614 (±237)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±1.0)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,481 (±$15,501)	$36,094 (±$5,744)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,243 (±$12,449)	$73,390 (±$5,513)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Osage Township (Bates County), the renter share is not measurably different from Bates County (25.1%).

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

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

In Bates County, Osage Township (Bates County) ranks 15 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 703 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Osage Township (Bates County) 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	24.0% (±6.5 points)	22.0% (±7.6 points)	−2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$575 (±$106)	$907 (±$299)	+57.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,250 (±$8,284)	$51,625 (±$12,542)	+22.2%	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 Osage Township (Bates County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Osage Township (Bates County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Osage Township (Bates County)	—	22.0% (±7.6 points)	—
Rich Hill	0.3 mi	24.9% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lone Oak Township	6.3 mi	0.0% (±49.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Home Township	6.6 mi	14.8% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Prairie Township (Bates County)	7.3 mi	56.0% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different
Osage Township (Vernon County)	7.4 mi	29.7% (±24.9 points)	Not measurably different
Metz	8.0 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Metz Township	8.0 mi	0.0% (±44.4 points)	Not measurably different
Howard Township (Bates County)	9.1 mi	7.0% (±6.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Howard Township (Bates County), MO (7.0%).

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
9	Rockville	25.7% (±16.1 points)
10	Rich Hill	24.9% (±9.2 points)
11	Pleasant Gap Township	23.8% (±19.2 points)
12 (tie)	Amoret	23.3% (±19.5 points)
12 (tie)	Passaic	23.3% (±39.7 points)
14	Rockville Township	22.6% (±13.8 points)
15	Osage Township (Bates County)	22.0% (±7.6 points)
16	West Point Township	21.2% (±14.8 points)
17	Walnut Township	20.4% (±14.2 points)
18	East Boone Township	19.4% (±19.9 points)
19	Deer Creek Township (Bates County)	18.8% (±6.3 points)
20	West Boone Township	17.3% (±8.7 points)
21	Spruce Township	15.5% (±14.4 points)

Showing 13 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 Osage Township (Bates County)

How many renters are there in Osage Township (Bates County)?

Osage Township (Bates County) has an estimated 158 (±60) renting households, 22.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Osage Township (Bates County)?

In Osage Township (Bates County), the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Osage Township (Bates County)?

A renting household in Osage Township (Bates County) has 2.6 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Osage Township (Bates County)?

The median renting household in Osage Township (Bates County), MO has an income of $45,481 (±$15,501) a year, against $60,243 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 Osage township, Bates County, Missouri (county subdivision:55028, 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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