Kansas · Census place 38175
Lakin, KS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Lakin, Kansas (Lakin, KS — Census place “Lakin city”) is 2,069 residents, ranking #122 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $84,286, the median home is worth $141,700 and median gross rent runs $1,123 a month. Looking for the Lakin Kansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lakin, KS: 67860.
- Population
- 2,069Lakin city residents
- Median household income
- $84,286Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $141,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,123Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.5%Owner-occupied households
Lakin ZIP codes (Kansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lakin.
The Lakin 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 Lakin city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lakin city median would spend about 16% 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 2.4% of residents and 79.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Lakin city, KS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Lakin city is a small town in Kansas, with 2,069 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #122 of 740 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 37.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 Lakin city earn a median of $84,286 a year, 7.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 32% above the $63,750 median for the 200 Kansas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 2.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Lakin city is valued at $141,700, 53.3% below the national figure and 8% above the $131,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,123 a month, 20.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,476 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16% 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 1.7×, 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. 79.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- Oakley city 2,049
- Minneapolis city 2,101
- Belleville city 2,036
- Herington city 2,105
- Marion city 2,010
- Fredonia city 2,113
- Wellsville city 2,003
- Ellinwood city 2,117
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Lakin city?
- Lakin city has 2,069 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #122 of 740 in Kansas.
- What is the median household income in Lakin city?
- Median household income in Lakin city is $84,286 a year, 7.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lakin city?
- Median gross rent is $1,123 a month and the median home value is $141,700, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.
- Is Lakin city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lakin city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Lakin 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.