Kansas · Census place 20250
Elk City city, KS
Quick answer
Elk City city has 281 residents, ranking #387 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $35,417, the median home is worth $22,300 and median gross rent runs $921 a month.
- Population
- 281Elk City city residents
- Median household income
- $35,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $22,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $921Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Elk City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Elk City city median would spend about 31.2% 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 0.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.7% of residents and 77.5% 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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