Kansas · Census place 56025
Pittsburg city, KS
Quick answer
Pittsburg city has 20,606 residents, ranking #22 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $40,220, the median home is worth $110,800 and median gross rent runs $840 a month.
- Population
- 20,606Pittsburg city residents
- Median household income
- $40,220Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $110,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $840Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 26 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pittsburg city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pittsburg city median would spend about 25.1% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.4% of residents and 44.8% 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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