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Nickerson, KS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Nickerson, Kansas (Nickerson, KS — Census place “Nickerson city”) is 1,088 residents, ranking #191 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $51,643, the median home is worth $66,500 and median gross rent runs $844 a month. Looking for the Nickerson Kansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Nickerson, KS: 67561.
- Population
- 1,088Nickerson city residents
- Median household income
- $51,643Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $66,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $844Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.4%Owner-occupied households
Nickerson ZIP codes (Kansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Nickerson.
The Nickerson 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 Nickerson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nickerson city median would spend about 19.6% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.8% of residents and 72.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Nickerson city, KS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Nickerson city is a small town in Kansas, with 1,088 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #191 of 740 ranked by population — larger than 74% of them. The median age here is 33.2 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 Nickerson city earn a median of $51,643 a year, 34.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 19% below the $63,750 median for the 200 Kansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Nickerson city is valued at $66,500, 78.1% below the national figure and 49% below the $131,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $844 a month, 40% below the national figure, or roughly $10,128 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.6% 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 1.3×, 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. 72.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
- Perry city 1,085
- Caldwell city 1,091
- La Crosse city 1,081
- St. George city 1,115
- Sedan city 1,066
- Arma city 1,131
- Garden Plain city 1,055
- Ness City city 1,136
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Nickerson city?
- Nickerson city has 1,088 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #191 of 740 in Kansas.
- What is the median household income in Nickerson city?
- Median household income in Nickerson city is $51,643 a year, 34.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Nickerson city?
- Median gross rent is $844 a month and the median home value is $66,500, so rent absorbs about 19.6% of median household income.
- Is Nickerson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Nickerson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Nickerson 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.