Kansas · Census place 07650
Blue Rapids city, KS
Quick answer
Blue Rapids city has 918 residents, ranking #213 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $51,136, the median home is worth $55,200 and median gross rent runs $775 a month.
- Population
- 918Blue Rapids city residents
- Median household income
- $51,136Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $55,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $775Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blue Rapids city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blue Rapids city median would spend about 18.2% 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 1.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.6% of residents and 80.2% 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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