What percentage of people rent in Kearns metro Township, UT?

Name: Renters and owners in Kearns metro Township, UT, 2020–2024
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16.2% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Kearns metro Township, UT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,786 renting households against 9,216 that own their home.

In Kearns metro Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.0% in 2015–2019 to 16.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.2% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 1,786 (±311)
Median renter income: $68,357 (±$14,856)

Who rents and who owns in Kearns metro Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kearns metro Township	Salt Lake County	Utah	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.2% (±3.0 points)	33.9% (±0.7 points)	29.8% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,786 (±311)	144,370 (±3,121)	334,678 (±4,794)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,216 (±632)	281,875 (±3,019)	790,144 (±5,369)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.1 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.2 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,357 (±$14,856)	$62,945 (±$1,735)	$60,778 (±$948)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,253 (±$4,294)	$120,690 (±$1,313)	$114,089 (±$863)	$100,009

In Kearns metro Township, the renter share is lower than in Salt Lake County (33.9%).

It is also lower than in Utah (29.8%).

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

In Salt Lake County, Kearns metro Township ranks 19 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 146 of 272.

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

How renting in Kearns metro 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	20.0% (±2.5 points)	16.2% (±3.0 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,309 (±$93)	$1,744 (±$90)	+33.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,337 (±$3,576)	$86,968 (±$3,114)	+35.2%	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 Kearns metro Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kearns metro Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kearns metro Township	—	16.2% (±3.0 points)	—
West Valley City	2.5 mi	27.9% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Taylorsville	3.2 mi	28.8% (±2.1 points)	Higher
West Jordan	3.4 mi	22.8% (±1.4 points)	Higher
Murray	6.4 mi	35.3% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Midvale	6.6 mi	56.6% (±2.8 points)	Higher
South Jordan	6.8 mi	18.6% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
South Salt Lake	6.9 mi	61.8% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Copperton metro Township	7.5 mi	39.8% (±12.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Valley City, UT (27.9%), Taylorsville, UT (28.8%), West Jordan, UT (22.8%).

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

Households that rent across Salt Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	West Jordan	22.8% (±1.4 points)
14	Bluffdale	22.6% (±6.0 points)
15	Herriman	21.4% (±2.9 points)
16	Holladay	21.3% (±3.1 points)
17	Magna metro Township	21.1% (±3.4 points)
18	South Jordan	18.6% (±1.9 points)
19	Kearns metro Township	16.2% (±3.0 points)
20	Riverton	15.1% (±3.8 points)
21	White City metro Township	13.7% (±5.1 points)
22	Emigration Canyon metro Township	8.0% (±4.3 points)
23	Brighton	5.2% (±8.5 points)

Showing 11 of 23 places in Salt Lake 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 Kearns metro Township

How many renters are there in Kearns metro Township?

Kearns metro Township has an estimated 1,786 (±311) renting households, 16.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kearns metro Township?

In Kearns metro Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.0% in 2015–2019 to 16.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kearns metro Township?

A renting household in Kearns metro Township has 4.1 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kearns metro Township?

The median renting household in Kearns metro Township, UT has an income of $68,357 (±$14,856) a year, against $90,253 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 Kearns metro township, Utah (place:40470, in state:49).

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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