Kansas · Census place 01625
Altoona city, KS
Quick answer
Altoona city has 409 residents, ranking #332 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $44,107, the median home is worth $50,200 and median gross rent runs $706 a month.
- Population
- 409Altoona city residents
- Median household income
- $44,107Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $50,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $706Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Altoona city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Altoona city median would spend about 19.2% 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 1.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 86.1% 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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