Kansas · Census place 18500
Downs city, KS
Quick answer
Downs city has 663 residents, ranking #259 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $61,750, the median home is worth $109,900 and median gross rent runs $579 a month.
- Population
- 663Downs city residents
- Median household income
- $61,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $109,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $579Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 56.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Downs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Downs city median would spend about 11.3% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 79.9% 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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