Kansas · Census place 58500
Ransom city, KS
Quick answer
Ransom city has 261 residents, ranking #394 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $45,625, the median home is worth $55,000 and median gross rent runs $675 a month.
- Population
- 261Ransom city residents
- Median household income
- $45,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $55,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $675Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 62.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ransom city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ransom city median would spend about 17.8% 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 1.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 86.6% 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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