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Kansas · Census place 05500

Belle Plaine city, KS

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Belle Plaine city has 1,486 residents, ranking #153 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $62,727, the median home is worth $121,500 and median gross rent runs $754 a month.

Population
1,486Belle Plaine city residents
Median household income
$62,727Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$121,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$754Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
59.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Belle Plaine city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Belle Plaine city median would spend about 14.4% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.5% of residents and 59.2% 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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