Ness City

Population: 1,136
Median household income: $65,982
Median home value: $100,300

Located in Ness County, Kansas, Ness City is a community with a population of 1,136. The median household income of $65,982 is in line with the Ness County median ($66,107).

From 2019 to 2023, Ness City's population declined 27.7% from 1,571 to 1,136, while its median home value rose 16.6% from $86,000 to $100,300.

89.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,136
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $65,982
Median home value: $100,300
Median gross rent: $679
Housing units: 589
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5711,136

Median household income

$61,681$65,982

Median home value

$86,000$100,300

Median gross rent

$657$679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,571	$61,681	$86,000	$657
2020	1,489	$60,852	$89,300	$678
2021	1,301	$74,479	$87,800	$718
2022	1,243	$77,917	$100,900	$575
2023	1,136	$65,982	$100,300	$679

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	4.4%
5 to 17	206	18.1%
18 to 24	95	8.4%
25 to 34	95	8.4%
35 to 44	121	10.7%
45 to 54	115	10.1%
55 to 64	228	20.1%
65 to 74	102	9.0%
75 and over	124	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	914	80.5%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	170	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	10.2%
High school graduate	234	29.8%
Some college or associate's	237	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	175	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	59	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	483	77.5%
Carpooled	75	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	6.1%
Other means	14	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	412	70.4%
15 to 29 min	123	21.0%
30 to 44 min	18	3.1%
45 to 59 min	12	2.1%
60+ min	20	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 7.2% (79 of 1,092)

	Count	Share
Family households	330	67.2%
Nonfamily households	161	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	491	83.4%
Vacant	98	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	403	82.1%
Renter-occupied	88	17.9%

1-unit, detached89.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	527	89.5%
1-unit, attached	1	0.2%
2 to 4 units	15	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	25	4.2%
Mobile home & other	21	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2049925
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.4541, -99.9047