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Kansas · Census place 65925

Smith Center city, KS

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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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