Kansas · Census place 15075
Columbus city, KS
Quick answer
Columbus city has 2,902 residents, ranking #93 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $39,936, the median home is worth $85,800 and median gross rent runs $768 a month.
- Population
- 2,902Columbus city residents
- Median household income
- $39,936Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $85,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $768Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Columbus city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Columbus city median would spend about 23.1% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.4% of residents and 59.6% 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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