Kansas · Census place 74450
WaKeeney city, KS
Quick answer
WaKeeney city has 1,838 residents, ranking #131 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $74,000, the median home is worth $118,000 and median gross rent runs $719 a month.
- Population
- 1,838WaKeeney city residents
- Median household income
- $74,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $118,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $719Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in WaKeeney city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the WaKeeney city median would spend about 11.7% 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 6.7% of residents and 77.9% 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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