What percentage of people rent in Parkville, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Parkville, MO, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Parkville, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 522 renting households against 2,431 that own their home.

In Parkville, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 522 (±208)
Median renter income: $58,066 (±$17,339)

Who rents and who owns in Parkville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Parkville	Platte County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±6.3 points)	32.6% (±1.5 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	522 (±208)	14,329 (±671)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,431 (±195)	29,573 (±686)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,066 (±$17,339)	$64,951 (±$3,488)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$196,458 (±$17,675)	$121,881 (±$4,714)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Parkville, the renter share is lower than in Platte County (32.6%).

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

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

In Platte County, Parkville ranks 12 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 821 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Parkville 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	17.4% (±5.7 points)	17.7% (±6.3 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$714 (±$74)	$1,162 (±$135)	+62.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$136,389 (±$15,703)	$171,271 (±$21,295)	+25.6%	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 Parkville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Parkville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Parkville	—	17.7% (±6.3 points)	—
Weatherby Lake	1.4 mi	6.3% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Platte Woods	3.0 mi	26.8% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Waukomis	3.8 mi	3.1% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Houston Lake	4.8 mi	9.2% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Riverside	4.8 mi	57.6% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Northmoor	5.7 mi	31.0% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Kansas City	6.7 mi	39.1% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Oakwood Park	7.0 mi	12.5% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Weatherby Lake, MO (6.3%), Lake Waukomis, MO (3.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Riverside, MO (57.6%), Kansas City, KS (39.1%).

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

Households that rent across Platte County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Platte Woods	26.8% (±21.4 points)
7	Dearborn	25.9% (±9.5 points)
8	Edgerton	23.7% (±18.4 points)
9	Ridgely	23.1% (±22.6 points)
10	Weston	21.5% (±5.0 points)
11	Camden Point	20.0% (±14.9 points)
12	Parkville	17.7% (±6.3 points)
13	Iatan	16.7% (±30.2 points)
14	Farley	11.3% (±8.9 points)
15	Houston Lake	9.2% (±11.3 points)
16	Weatherby Lake	6.3% (±4.1 points)
17	Lake Waukomis	3.1% (±3.0 points)

Showing 12 of 17 places in Platte 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 Parkville

How many renters are there in Parkville?

Parkville has an estimated 522 (±208) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Parkville?

In Parkville, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Parkville?

A renting household in Parkville has 1.3 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Parkville?

The median renting household in Parkville, MO has an income of $58,066 (±$17,339) a year, against $196,458 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 Parkville city, Missouri (place:56288, 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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