Kansas · Census place 00125
Abilene city, KS
Quick answer
Abilene city has 6,449 residents, ranking #53 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $56,592, the median home is worth $136,000 and median gross rent runs $788 a month.
- Population
- 6,449Abilene city residents
- Median household income
- $56,592Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $136,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $788Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Abilene city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Abilene city median would spend about 16.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.1% of residents and 74.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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