Department of Numbers

Butler County Kansas Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Butler County KS was $868 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Butler County was $790 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Butler County median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Butler County rental vacancy rates, Butler County rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Butler County.

Show dollars as: Nominal Real

Real Gross Rent in Butler County Kansas (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Kansas Median Gross Rent $862 +0.82% +4.36%
Butler County KS Median Gross Rent $868 -3.98% +12.87%

Butler County KS Real Gross Rent Trends

Median gross rent for Butler County peaked in real terms in 2015 at $909 and is now $41 (4.51%) lower. Average gross rent for Butler County peaked in real terms in 2016 at $926 and is now $136 (14.69%) lower.

Real Gross Rent: Butler County KS Median, Butler County KS Average, Kansas Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Butler County

Date US
Median
Kansas
Median
Butler County KS
Median
Butler County KS
Average
2019 $1,097 $862 $868 $790
2018 $1,077 $855 $904 $852
2017 $1,043 $840 $768 $860
2016 $1,027 $826 $769 $926
2015 $1,017 $830 $909 $885
2014 $986 $816 $806 $889
2013 $953 $785 $713 $684
2012 $940 $756 $753 $801
2011 $941 $766 $805 $774
2010 $955 $762 $713 $758
2009 $960 $765

more history ...

Butler County Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2017 the rental vacancy rate for Butler County Kansas was 8.83% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Butler County Kansas

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Kansas 7.83% -0.11% -0.47%
Butler County KS

Trends in Butler County KS Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Butler County peaked in 2014 at 14.54%. Since then it has fallen by 5.71% to 8.83%. Data records for this series originated in 2010.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Butler County KS, Kansas, US

Rental vacancy rate in Kansas

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Butler County

Date US Kansas Butler County KS
2019 5.97% 7.83%
2018 6.15% 7.94%
2017 6.18% 7.49% 8.83%
2016 5.89% 8.30%
2015 5.85% 7.74%
2014 6.32% 8.45% 14.54%
2013 6.49% 6.54%
2012 6.77% 6.92%
2011 7.40% 8.09% 3.04%
2010 8.17% 7.42%
2009 8.43% 7.41%

more history ...

Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Butler County, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Butler County, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 16.81% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Butler County Kansas Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Kansas 16.66% -0.65% -0.57%
Butler County KS 16.81% +0.39% +2.18%

Trends in Butler County KS Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Butler County household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2011 (relative to the 2010 series origin) at 17.24%. Since then it has fallen by 0.43% to 16.81%. From a 2017 low of 13.94%, the fraction of income going to rent has increased by 2.88%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Butler County KS, Kansas, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Butler County Kansas

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Butler County Kansas

Date US Kansas Butler County KS
2019 20.03% 16.66% 16.81%
2018 20.50% 17.31% 16.42%
2017 20.13% 17.33% 13.94%
2016 20.43% 17.23% 14.64%
2015 20.63% 17.41% 16.94%
2014 20.89% 17.67% 15.57%
2013 20.78% 17.54% 14.60%
2012 20.65% 16.98% 14.60%
2011 20.70% 17.38% 17.24%
2010 20.50% 16.96% 14.31%
2009 20.12% 16.84%

more history ...

Renter Fraction in Butler County Kansas

You can calculate the renter fraction in Butler County in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Butler County as a fraction of total Butler County households. In 2019 22.72% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Butler County Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Kansas 33.54% -0.30% -0.77%
Butler County KS 22.72% -0.48% -6.98%

Trends in the Butler County KS Renter Fraction

The Butler County household renter fraction peaked in in 2016 at 29.70% and is now 6.98% below that level. The origin year for the series is 2010.

Fraction of Renting Households: Butler County KS, Kansas, US

Fraction of renters in Butler County

History of Butler County Renter Fraction

Date US Kansas Butler County KS
2019 35.89% 33.54% 22.72%
2018 36.05% 33.84% 23.20%
2017 36.13% 34.14% 24.30%
2016 36.88% 34.31% 29.70%
2015 36.97% 33.58% 27.70%
2014 36.90% 33.37% 26.39%
2013 36.50% 33.94% 29.06%
2012 36.09% 33.64% 24.04%
2011 35.42% 32.19% 24.76%
2010 34.65% 31.93% 21.94%
2009 34.13% 32.20%

more history ...

1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.