Kansas · Census place 14650
Colby city, KS
Quick answer
Colby city has 5,389 residents, ranking #61 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $66,731, the median home is worth $150,700 and median gross rent runs $736 a month.
- Population
- 5,389Colby city residents
- Median household income
- $66,731Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $150,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $736Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Colby city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Colby city median would spend about 13.2% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 69.6% 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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