Kansas · Census place 56100
Plains city, KS
Quick answer
Plains city has 1,308 residents, ranking #168 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $75,500, the median home is worth $127,700 and median gross rent runs $785 a month.
- Population
- 1,308Plains city residents
- Median household income
- $75,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $127,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $785Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 26.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Plains city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Plains city median would spend about 12.5% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 75.9% 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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