Kansas · Census place 31600
Hesston city, KS
Quick answer
Hesston city has 3,747 residents, ranking #79 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $72,620, the median home is worth $183,000 and median gross rent runs $722 a month.
- Population
- 3,747Hesston city residents
- Median household income
- $72,620Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $183,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $722Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hesston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hesston city median would spend about 11.9% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.3% of residents and 54.8% 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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