Kansas · Census place 31675
Hiawatha city, KS
Quick answer
Hiawatha city has 3,223 residents, ranking #86 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $65,058, the median home is worth $112,500 and median gross rent runs $683 a month.
- Population
- 3,223Hiawatha city residents
- Median household income
- $65,058Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $683Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hiawatha city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hiawatha city median would spend about 12.6% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 70.5% 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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