What percentage of people rent in Piney Township, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Piney Township, MO, 2020–2024
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28.1% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Piney Township, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 548 renting households against 1,403 that own their home.

In Piney Township, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 28.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.1% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 548 (±147)
Median renter income: $27,944 (±$4,533)

Who rents and who owns in Piney Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Piney Township	Texas County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.1% (±6.1 points)	22.8% (±2.8 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	548 (±147)	2,165 (±274)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,403 (±138)	7,338 (±340)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,944 (±$4,533)	$29,334 (±$3,242)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,030 (±$13,146)	$56,267 (±$2,821)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Piney Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Texas County (22.8%).

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

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

In Texas County, Piney Township ranks 7 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 508 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Piney 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	37.9% (±7.1 points)	28.1% (±6.1 points)	−9.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$616 (±$63)	$671 (±$62)	+8.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,088 (±$3,120)	$47,462 (±$5,340)	+52.7%	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 Piney Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Piney Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Piney Township	—	28.1% (±6.1 points)	—
Houston	0.7 mi	45.8% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Raymondville	7.6 mi	26.9% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cass Township	8.7 mi	15.5% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lynch Township	8.9 mi	6.1% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Morris Township	11 mi	15.2% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Texas County)	12 mi	19.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ozark Township (Texas County)	12 mi	0.0% (±26.7 points)	Lower
Upton Township	12 mi	21.1% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lynch Township, MO (6.1%), Ozark Township (Texas County), MO (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Houston, MO (45.8%).

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

Households that rent across Texas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Date Township	67.2% (±27.8 points)
2	Licking	47.2% (±8.1 points)
3	Cabool	46.6% (±9.1 points)
4	Houston	45.8% (±9.8 points)
5	Burdine Township	35.1% (±7.5 points)
6	Sherrill Township	28.2% (±6.8 points)
7	Piney Township	28.1% (±6.1 points)
8	Raymondville	26.9% (±12.9 points)
9	Clinton Township (Texas County)	25.8% (±14.8 points)
10	Carroll Township	25.3% (±17.3 points)
11 (tie)	Summersville	21.1% (±13.4 points)
11 (tie)	Upton Township	21.1% (±16.8 points)
13	Jackson Township (Texas County)	19.8% (±7.9 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Texas 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 Piney Township

How many renters are there in Piney Township?

Piney Township has an estimated 548 (±147) renting households, 28.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Piney Township?

In Piney Township, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 28.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Piney Township?

A renting household in Piney Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Piney Township?

The median renting household in Piney Township, MO has an income of $27,944 (±$4,533) a year, against $54,030 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 Piney township, Texas County, Missouri (county subdivision:57890, in state:29 county:215).

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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