Kansas · Census place 69850
Syracuse, KS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Syracuse, Kansas (Syracuse, KS — Census place “Syracuse city”) is 1,706 residents, ranking #140 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $54,615, the median home is worth $124,400 and median gross rent runs $773 a month. Looking for the Syracuse Kansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Syracuse, KS: 67878.
- Population
- 1,706Syracuse city residents
- Median household income
- $54,615Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $124,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $773Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.2%Owner-occupied households
Syracuse ZIP codes (Kansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Syracuse.
The Syracuse KS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Syracuse city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Syracuse city median would spend about 17% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.2% of residents and 77.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Syracuse city, KS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Syracuse city is a small town in Kansas, with 1,706 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #140 of 740 ranked by population — larger than 81% of them. The median age here is 37 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Syracuse city earn a median of $54,615 a year, 30.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% below the $63,750 median for the 200 Kansas cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 4.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Syracuse city is valued at $124,400, 59% below the national figure and 5% below the $131,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $773 a month, 45% below the national figure, or roughly $9,276 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 77.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kansas.
- Sedgwick city 1,702
- Horton city 1,708
- Moundridge city 1,654
- Elkhart city 1,732
- Ogden city 1,628
- Towanda city 1,748
- Colwich city 1,616
- Oberlin city 1,763
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Syracuse city?
- Syracuse city has 1,706 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #140 of 740 in Kansas.
- What is the median household income in Syracuse city?
- Median household income in Syracuse city is $54,615 a year, 30.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Syracuse city?
- Median gross rent is $773 a month and the median home value is $124,400, so rent absorbs about 17% of median household income.
- Is Syracuse city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Syracuse city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Syracuse city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.