
Kansas · Census place 32575
Holcomb, KS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Holcomb, Kansas (Holcomb, KS — Census place “Holcomb city”) is 2,582 residents, ranking #103 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $85,938, the median home is worth $206,600 and median gross rent runs $821 a month. Looking for the Holcomb Kansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Holcomb, KS: 67851.
- Population
- 2,582Holcomb city residents
- Median household income
- $85,938Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $206,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $821Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 26.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.5%Owner-occupied households
Holcomb ZIP codes (Kansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Holcomb.
The Holcomb KS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Holcomb city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Holcomb city median would spend about 11.5% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 88.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Holcomb city, KS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Holcomb city is a small town in Kansas, with 2,582 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #103 of 740 ranked by population — larger than 86% of them. The median age here is 26.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Holcomb city earn a median of $85,938 a year, 9.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 35% above the $63,750 median for the 200 Kansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Holcomb city is valued at $206,600, 31.9% below the national figure and 57% above the $131,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $821 a month, 41.6% below the national figure, or roughly $9,852 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 88.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
A median age of 26.7 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kansas.
- Clearwater city 2,536
- Burlington city 2,615
- Council Grove city 2,487
- Hoisington city 2,660
- Halstead city 2,435
- Norton city 2,704
- Sterling city 2,396
- Girard city 2,706
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Holcomb city?
- Holcomb city has 2,582 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #103 of 740 in Kansas.
- What is the median household income in Holcomb city?
- Median household income in Holcomb city is $85,938 a year, 9.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Holcomb city?
- Median gross rent is $821 a month and the median home value is $206,600, so rent absorbs about 11.5% of median household income.
- Is Holcomb city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Holcomb city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Holcomb city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.