Kansas · Census place 44250
Manhattan city, KS
Quick answer
Manhattan city has 53,951 residents, ranking #9 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $58,441, the median home is worth $243,700 and median gross rent runs $1,019 a month.
- Population
- 53,951Manhattan city residents
- Median household income
- $58,441Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $243,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,019Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 25.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Manhattan city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Manhattan city median would spend about 20.9% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.1% of residents and 41.3% 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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- Leawood city 33,844
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