Kansas · Census place 49925
Ness City city, KS
Quick answer
Ness City city has 1,136 residents, ranking #187 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $65,982, the median home is worth $100,300 and median gross rent runs $679 a month.
- Population
- 1,136Ness City city residents
- Median household income
- $65,982Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $100,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $679Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ness City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ness City city median would spend about 12.3% 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 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.2% of residents and 82.1% 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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