Kansas · Census place 17800
Derby city, KS
Quick answer
Derby city has 25,801 residents, ranking #16 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $82,089, the median home is worth $221,600 and median gross rent runs $1,082 a month.
- Population
- 25,801Derby city residents
- Median household income
- $82,089Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $221,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,082Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Derby city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Derby city median would spend about 15.8% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 67.8% 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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