Kansas · Census place 45950
Meriden city, KS
Quick answer
Meriden city has 798 residents, ranking #235 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $74,297, the median home is worth $143,300 and median gross rent runs $840 a month.
- Population
- 798Meriden city residents
- Median household income
- $74,297Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $143,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $840Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Meriden city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Meriden city median would spend about 13.6% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 72.6% 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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