Kansas · Census place 35750
Junction City city, KS
Quick answer
Junction City city has 22,431 residents, ranking #20 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $60,317, the median home is worth $162,500 and median gross rent runs $1,019 a month.
- Population
- 22,431Junction City city residents
- Median household income
- $60,317Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,019Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Junction City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Junction City city median would spend about 20.3% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.9% of residents and 49% 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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