Kansas · Census place 73250
Valley Center city, KS
Quick answer
Valley Center city has 8,937 residents, ranking #39 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $73,480, the median home is worth $214,300 and median gross rent runs $1,017 a month.
- Population
- 8,937Valley Center city residents
- Median household income
- $73,480Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $214,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,017Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Valley Center city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Valley Center city median would spend about 16.6% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.2% of residents and 70.4% 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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