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Kansas · Census place 04625

Baxter Springs city, KS

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Baxter Springs city has 3,863 residents, ranking #77 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $60,139, the median home is worth $87,600 and median gross rent runs $792 a month.

Population
3,863Baxter Springs city residents
Median household income
$60,139Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$87,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$792Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
71.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Baxter Springs city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Baxter Springs city median would spend about 15.8% 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 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.7% of residents and 71.8% 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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