Kansas · Census place 65925
Smith Center city, KS
Quick answer
Smith Center city has 1,585 residents, ranking #146 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $53,963, the median home is worth $84,600 and median gross rent runs $646 a month.
- Population
- 1,585Smith Center city residents
- Median household income
- $53,963Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $84,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $646Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Smith Center city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Smith Center city median would spend about 14.4% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 79.3% 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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