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Kansas · Census place 31100

Hays city, KS

Quick answer

Hays city has 21,078 residents, ranking #21 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $56,861, the median home is worth $220,100 and median gross rent runs $890 a month.

Population
21,078Hays city residents
Median household income
$56,861Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$220,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$890Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
30.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
58.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Hays city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hays city median would spend about 18.8% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 58.3% 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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