Kansas · Census place 06175
Benton city, KS
Quick answer
Benton city has 896 residents, ranking #216 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $89,531, the median home is worth $179,600 and median gross rent runs $989 a month.
- Population
- 896Benton city residents
- Median household income
- $89,531Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $179,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $989Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Benton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Benton city median would spend about 13.3% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.8% of residents and 83% 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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