Kansas · Census place 76000
Wathena city, KS
Quick answer
Wathena city has 1,463 residents, ranking #154 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $84,531, the median home is worth $154,800 and median gross rent runs $794 a month.
- Population
- 1,463Wathena city residents
- Median household income
- $84,531Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $154,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $794Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wathena city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wathena city median would spend about 11.3% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 85.3% 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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