What percentage of people rent in Parson Creek Township, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Parson Creek Township, MO, 2020–2024
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21.8% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Parson Creek Township, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 61 renting households against 219 that own their home.

In Parson Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.8% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 61 (±23)

Who rents and who owns in Parson Creek Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Parson Creek Township	Linn County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.8% (±7.5 points)	21.5% (±2.8 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	61 (±23)	1,031 (±145)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	219 (±42)	3,770 (±182)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$32,147 (±$9,149)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,646 (±$7,717)	$73,191 (±$5,012)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Parson Creek Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Linn County (21.5%).

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

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

In Linn County, Parson Creek Township ranks 11 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 709 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Parson Creek 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	24.4% (±7.5 points)	21.8% (±7.5 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$625 (±$163)	$610 (±$303)	−2.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,313 (±$7,144)	$72,604 (±$8,328)	+31.3%	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 Parson Creek Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Parson Creek Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Parson Creek Township	—	21.8% (±7.5 points)	—
Meadville	1.2 mi	25.6% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wheeling	4.9 mi	15.3% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wheeling Township	5.6 mi	16.8% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Township (Linn County)	6.3 mi	13.4% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Laclede	6.8 mi	22.3% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Clay Township (Linn County)	7.1 mi	3.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Grand River Township (Livingston County)	8.0 mi	4.6% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Sumner	8.4 mi	0.0% (±54.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clay Township (Linn County), MO (3.6%), Grand River Township (Livingston County), MO (4.6%).

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

Households that rent across Linn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Bucklin	26.3% (±10.4 points)
6	Meadville	25.6% (±11.6 points)
7	Marceline Township	23.7% (±7.7 points)
8	Linneus	23.4% (±13.4 points)
9	Browning	22.8% (±17.3 points)
10	Laclede	22.3% (±9.6 points)
11	Parson Creek Township	21.8% (±7.5 points)
12	Bucklin Township	19.7% (±7.9 points)
13	Benton Township (Linn County)	18.9% (±10.2 points)
14	Locust Creek Township	14.1% (±7.7 points)
15	Jefferson Township (Linn County)	13.4% (±6.2 points)
16	Baker Township	10.8% (±10.8 points)
17	Jackson Township (Linn County)	8.9% (±8.9 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Linn 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 Parson Creek Township

How many renters are there in Parson Creek Township?

Parson Creek Township has an estimated 61 (±23) renting households, 21.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Parson Creek Township?

In Parson Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Parson Creek Township?

A renting household in Parson Creek Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned 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 Parson Creek township, Linn County, Missouri (county subdivision:56378, in state:29 county:115).

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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