Kansas · Census place 30175
Harper city, KS
Quick answer
Harper city has 1,191 residents, ranking #178 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $58,839, the median home is worth $80,300 and median gross rent runs $809 a month.
- Population
- 1,191Harper city residents
- Median household income
- $58,839Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $80,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $809Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Harper city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Harper city median would spend about 16.5% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 64.6% 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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