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Kansas · Census place 02900

Atchison city, KS

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Atchison city has 10,795 residents, ranking #35 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $54,695, the median home is worth $130,200 and median gross rent runs $736 a month.

Population
10,795Atchison city residents
Median household income
$54,695Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$130,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$736Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
29.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
62.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Atchison city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Atchison city median would spend about 16.1% 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 15.1% of residents and 62.1% 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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