What percentage of people rent in Seneca, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Seneca, MO, 2020–2024
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35.8% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Seneca, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 231 renting households against 414 that own their home.

In Seneca, the share of households that rent went from 32.5% in 2015–2019 to 35.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.8% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 231 (±78)
Median renter income: $34,702 (±$12,499)

Who rents and who owns in Seneca

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Seneca	Newton County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.8% (±9.0 points)	23.4% (±1.8 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	231 (±78)	5,173 (±425)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	414 (±85)	16,956 (±450)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.8)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,702 (±$12,499)	$40,014 (±$5,007)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$53,088 (±$6,813)	$77,563 (±$5,139)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Seneca, the renter share is higher than in Newton County (23.4%).

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

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

In Newton County, Seneca ranks 4 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 345 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Seneca 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	32.5% (±8.8 points)	35.8% (±9.0 points)	+3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$712 (±$78)	$902 (±$102)	+26.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$37,117 (±$4,577)	$46,023 (±$9,517)	+24.0%	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 Seneca

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Seneca
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Seneca	—	35.8% (±9.0 points)	—
Peoria	5.9 mi	19.4% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wyandotte	7.1 mi	33.7% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Loma Linda	10.0 mi	18.3% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Quapaw	12 mi	40.0% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Neosho	13 mi	38.5% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Redings Mill	13 mi	9.3% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Goodman	13 mi	18.8% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Cliff Village	13 mi	14.3% (±29.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Loma Linda, MO (18.3%), Redings Mill, MO (9.3%), Goodman, MO (18.8%).

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

Households that rent across Newton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Stark City	40.0% (±22.9 points)
2	Neosho	38.5% (±4.7 points)
3	Fairview	37.2% (±24.0 points)
4	Seneca	35.8% (±9.0 points)
5	Dennis Acres	31.3% (±35.9 points)
6	Granby	27.2% (±9.5 points)
7	Ritchey	24.0% (±32.1 points)
8	Diamond	21.7% (±8.7 points)
9	Wentworth	20.8% (±18.2 points)
10	Stella	19.4% (±19.0 points)

Showing 10 of 19 places in Newton 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 Seneca

How many renters are there in Seneca?

Seneca has an estimated 231 (±78) renting households, 35.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Seneca?

In Seneca, the share of households that rent went from 32.5% in 2015–2019 to 35.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Seneca?

A renting household in Seneca has 3.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Seneca?

The median renting household in Seneca, MO has an income of $34,702 (±$12,499) a year, against $53,088 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 Seneca city, Missouri (place:66674, 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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