Kansas · GEOID 20121

Miami County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 34,938 · 14,262 housing units

Median household income

$89,000

State $76,675

Median home value

$287,700

State $226,181

Median gross rent

$1,107

State $1,063

Homeownership rate

78.2%

State 67.2%

Renter cost-burden rate

44.9%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

21.1%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.7%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

2.6%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

3.7%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

3.23

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Miami County	Kansas
Population	34,938	2,947,197
Population density (per sq. mi.)	60.67	—
Median household income	$89,000	$76,675
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$113,400	—
Households	13,738	—
Average household size	2.49 people	—
Owner-occupied	78.2%	67.2%
Renter-occupied	21.8%	32.8%
Race	90.3% White · 1.3% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Miami County compared with Kansas.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

31.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 35.6%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	16.3%	$53,547	$1,339	$168,301
1 earner	23.7%	$84,083	$2,102	$281,966
2 earners	48.4%	$129,063	$3,227	$449,397
3+ earners	11.6%	$163,914	$4,098	$579,124

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

13,738

Average size: 2.49 people

Households with children

3,992

29.1% of households

Per-capita income

$42,073

Poverty rate: 7.1%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

78.2% owner-occupied vs. state average 67.2%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 85.9% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 7.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

43.0% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,987.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $287,700.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $1,107.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 524 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 13.7% · For rent 15.1% · Seasonal 6.9% · Other 50.8%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

42.4% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 57.6% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.3%

36 units of 14,262 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

1.9%

266 units of 14,262 total

Census "Other vacant" — units off the market for reasons other than seasonal, migrant, sale, or rental.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$71,200

100% MHI$89,000

120% MHI$106,800

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Miami County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$63,500	$72,600	$90,700
100% AMI	$79,380	$90,720	$113,400
120% AMI	$95,250	$108,850	$136,100

HUD FMR Area: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

44.9% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (20.9% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

21.1% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Miami County.

Covered employment

8,914

Across 19 sectors

Establishments

903

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$52,483

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	1,718	$52,030	$162,654	−$125,046	$1,301
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	1,183	$37,030	$106,819	−$180,881	$926
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	1,050	$37,752	$109,506	−$178,194	$944
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	821	$67,595	$220,592	−$67,108	$1,690
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	660	$19,284	$40,762	−$246,938	$482
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	624	$46,746	$142,985	−$144,715	$1,169
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	624	$87,098	$293,189	+$5,489	$2,177
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	595	$77,721	$258,284	−$29,416	$1,943
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	339	$50,205	$155,861	−$131,839	$1,255
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	297	$80,051	$266,957	−$20,743	$2,001
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	285	$72,135	$237,491	−$50,209	$1,803
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	254	$49,805	$154,372	−$133,328	$1,245
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	198	$48,043	$147,813	−$139,887	$1,201
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	76	$52,752	$165,341	−$122,359	$1,319
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	65	$69,158	$226,410	−$61,290	$1,729
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	65	$20,650	$45,847	−$241,853	$516
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	32	$59,887	$191,900	−$95,800	$1,497
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	21	$57,597	$183,376	−$104,324	$1,440
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	7	$74,856	$247,620	−$40,080	$1,871

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	1,183	$37,030	$106,819	−$180,881	$926
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	707	$42,601	$127,556	−$160,144	$1,065
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	584	$66,727	$217,361	−$70,339	$1,668
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	526	$44,533	$134,747	−$152,953	$1,113
NAICS 622 Hospitals NAICS 622	370	$72,849	$240,149	−$47,551	$1,821
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	348	$30,031	$80,766	−$206,934	$751
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	285	$72,135	$237,491	−$50,209	$1,803
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	240	$55,650	$176,129	−$111,571	$1,391
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	234	$62,947	$203,291	−$84,409	$1,574
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	186	$29,583	$79,098	−$208,602	$740
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	181	$47,695	$146,517	−$141,183	$1,192
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	153	$67,687	$220,934	−$66,766	$1,692
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	134	$25,291	$63,122	−$224,578	$632
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	130	$72,547	$239,025	−$48,675	$1,814
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	120	$60,576	$194,465	−$93,235	$1,514
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	114	$84,922	$285,089	−$2,611	$2,123
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	108	$65,700	$213,538	−$74,162	$1,643
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	95	$39,734	$116,884	−$170,816	$993
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	75	$114,331	$394,559	+$106,859	$2,858
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	65	$20,650	$45,847	−$241,853	$516
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	63	$62,480	$201,552	−$86,148	$1,562
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	63	$64,932	$210,679	−$77,021	$1,623
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	49	$69,759	$228,647	−$59,053	$1,744
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	49	$28,099	$73,575	−$214,125	$702
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	44	$69,266	$226,812	−$60,888	$1,732
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	30	$68,832	$225,197	−$62,503	$1,721
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	30	$19,591	$41,905	−$245,795	$490
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	30	$61,799	$199,017	−$88,683	$1,545
NAICS 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities NAICS 523	30	$124,597	$432,773	+$145,073	$3,115
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	25	$39,179	$114,818	−$172,882	$979
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	23	$29,856	$80,115	−$207,585	$746
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	22	$41,166	$122,214	−$165,486	$1,029
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	22	$28,059	$73,426	−$214,274	$701
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	21	$50,547	$157,134	−$130,566	$1,264
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	21	$57,597	$183,376	−$104,324	$1,440
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	21	$39,314	$115,321	−$172,379	$983
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	19	$72,252	$237,927	−$49,773	$1,806
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	17	$73,365	$242,070	−$45,630	$1,834
NAICS 493 Warehousing and storage NAICS 493	10	$49,688	$153,936	−$133,764	$1,242
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	10	$86,547	$291,138	+$3,438	$2,164
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	7	$74,856	$247,620	−$40,080	$1,871
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	6	$29,985	$80,595	−$207,105	$750
NAICS 925 Administration of housing programs, urban planning, and community development NAICS 925	3	$76,947	$255,403	−$32,297	$1,924
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	1	$109,384	$376,145	+$88,445	$2,735

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	20,120	(4,520)	(18%)	$14.60	$30,370	$82,028	$759
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	24,160	(160)	(1%)	$15.68	$32,610	$90,366	$815
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	6,660	1,730	35%	$15.82	$32,900	$91,445	$823
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	26,110	(5,290)	(17%)	$17.71	$36,840	$106,111	$921
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	12,950	140	1%	$18.24	$37,950	$110,243	$949
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	16,540	(2,960)	(15%)	$19.55	$40,660	$120,331	$1,017
Tellers SOC 43-3071	2,790	(460)	(14%)	$20.04	$41,690	$124,165	$1,042
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	13,370	(1,380)	(9%)	$20.19	$42,000	$125,319	$1,050
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	10,520	(9,510)	(47%)	$22.87	$47,560	$146,015	$1,189
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	10,360	630	6%	$25.64	$53,330	$167,493	$1,333
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	6,580	120	2%	$27.14	$56,460	$179,144	$1,412
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	3,000	90	3%	$28.64	$59,560	$190,683	$1,489
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	11,500	2,290	25%	—	$61,540	$198,053	$1,539
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	750	(700)	(48%)	$29.65	$61,660	$198,500	$1,542
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	18,230	5,280	41%	$29.74	$61,850	$199,207	$1,546
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	4,540	570	14%	$32.45	$67,500	$220,238	$1,688
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	4,820	(10)	(0%)	$33.10	$68,850	$225,264	$1,721
Electricians SOC 47-2111	5,400	1,360	34%	$37.34	$77,660	$258,057	$1,942
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	3,740	710	23%	$38.00	$79,030	$263,157	$1,976
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	29,650	8,240	38%	$42.18	$87,740	$295,579	$2,194

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 20121 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.