Narka, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.6

22.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.3%

29.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$45,000

60% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$15,500

Housing & Living

The median property value in Narka, KS was $15,500 in 2023, which is 0.0466 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $17,800 to $15,500, a 12.9% decrease. The homeownership rate in Narka, KS is 92.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Narka, KS have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Narka, KS is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$15,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,964

$26

Median Property Taxes

±$34

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Narka, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Narka, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

92.9%

Homeownership

2024

64.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.9% of the housing units in Narka, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Narka, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$45,000

Median Household Income

± $26,614

Number of Households

± 30

In 2024, the median household income of the 28 households in Narka, KS grew to $45,000 from the previous year's value of $28,125.

The following chart displays the households in Narka, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Narka, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.5%)
Walked (27.5%)
Carpooled (2.5%)

In 2024, 67.5% of workers in Narka, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (27.5%) and those who carpooled to work (2.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Narka, KS have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Narka, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Narka, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Narka, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Narka, KS have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Narka, KS (15 out of 82 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Narka, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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