Kansas · Census place 63600
Scott City city, KS
Quick answer
Scott City city has 3,955 residents, ranking #75 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $54,026, the median home is worth $166,400 and median gross rent runs $778 a month.
- Population
- 3,955Scott City city residents
- Median household income
- $54,026Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $166,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $778Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Scott City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Scott City city median would spend about 17.3% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 47.6% 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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