Kansas · Census place 33250
Howard city, KS
Quick answer
Howard city has 553 residents, ranking #281 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $53,125, the median home is worth $53,400 and median gross rent runs $447 a month.
- Population
- 553Howard city residents
- Median household income
- $53,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $53,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $447Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Howard city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Howard city median would spend about 10.1% 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 1.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.2% of residents and 72.4% 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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