Kansas · Census place 71125
Towanda city, KS
Quick answer
Towanda city has 1,748 residents, ranking #137 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $71,048, the median home is worth $114,700 and median gross rent runs $944 a month.
- Population
- 1,748Towanda city residents
- Median household income
- $71,048Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $944Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Towanda city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Towanda city median would spend about 15.9% 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 12.1% of residents and 83.9% 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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