Kansas · Census place 32175
Hill City city, KS
Quick answer
Hill City city has 1,536 residents, ranking #148 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $49,899, the median home is worth $89,300 and median gross rent runs $729 a month.
- Population
- 1,536Hill City city residents
- Median household income
- $49,899Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $89,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $729Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hill City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hill City city median would spend about 17.5% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.4% of residents and 71.3% 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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