Kansas · Census place 79675
Wilson city, KS
Quick answer
Wilson city has 824 residents, ranking #229 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $58,214, the median home is worth $75,700 and median gross rent runs $744 a month.
- Population
- 824Wilson city residents
- Median household income
- $58,214Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $75,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $744Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wilson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wilson city median would spend about 15.3% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 75.5% 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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