Kansas · Census place 03900
Baldwin City city, KS
Quick answer
Baldwin City city has 4,881 residents, ranking #66 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $81,838, the median home is worth $242,100 and median gross rent runs $1,020 a month.
- Population
- 4,881Baldwin City city residents
- Median household income
- $81,838Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $242,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,020Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Baldwin City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Baldwin City city median would spend about 15% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.9% of residents and 68.6% 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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