Housing data for Bluff City, KS

Bluff City, KS has an estimated 36 residents and 24 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Harper County.

0.0% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
36 (±30)
Housing units
24 (±16)
Households that rent
0.0%
Residents since 2015–2019
−67.6%

What stands out in Bluff City

Median home value: $27,500 (±$6,312) in Bluff City, lower than in Harper County ($83,800).

Median real estate taxes: $489 (±$53) in Bluff City, lower than in Harper County ($1,495).

Housing in Bluff City at a glance

  • Renters and owners: 0.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $62,500 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $27,500 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $489 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 58.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 75.0% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 50.0% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −67.6% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 0.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Bluff City against Harper County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Bluff CityHarper CountyKansasUnited States
Residents36 (±30)5,400 (exact)2,947,197 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units24 (±16)3,020 (±24)1,293,635 (±880)143,775,355
Households that rent0.0% (±82.3 points)24.9% (±4.0 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$690 (±$46)$1,060 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$62,500 (±$44,708)$53,488 (±$2,991)$74,275 (±$475)$80,734
Median home value$27,500 (±$6,312)$83,800 (±$13,537)$217,200 (±$1,343)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$489 (±$53)$1,495 (±$168)$2,798 (±$18)$3,119
Built before 198075.0% (±97.1 points)79.0% (±7.5 points)55.9% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute—16.3 minutes (±1.9)19.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband25.0% (±35.4 points)82.8% (±3.4 points)90.7% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents51.5 years (±41.0)40.6 years (±1.1)37.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Bluff City covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 71 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Bluff City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents111 (±101)36 (±30)−67.6%Not a measurable change
Housing units45 (±20)24 (±16)−46.7%Not a measurable change
Median household income$21,563 (±$13,787)$62,500 (±$44,708)+189.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$550 (±$307)$489 (±$53)−11.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent56.0% (±39.2 points)0.0% (±82.3 points)−56.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Harper County

Bluff City has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Harper County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Harper County recorded 225 violent and 715 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Bluff City

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Township 4 (Harper County)1.4 mi—$26,3000.0%
Bluff Township7.1 mi——0.0%
Township 3 (Harper County)8.8 mi—$155,20017.8%
Morris Township9.5 mi——0.0%
Manchester10 mi—$56,0008.2%
Anthony11 mi$646$69,00024.1%
Caldwell Township13 mi$1,063—35.2%
Township 5 (Harper County)13 mi—$255,9008.5%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Bluff City, fiscal year 2027

Harper County, KS, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$707$878$961$1,224$1,418

HUD income limits for Bluff City, fiscal year 2026

Harper County, KS, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,000$30,000$48,000
2 people$21,640$34,300$54,850
3 people$27,320$38,600$61,700
4 people$33,000$42,850$68,550
5 people$38,680$46,300$74,050
6 people$44,360$49,750$79,550
7 people$50,040$53,150$85,050
8 people$55,720$56,600$90,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Harper County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $79,200.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bluff City

Is Bluff City growing?

In Bluff City, the number of residents went from 111 in 2015–2019 to 36 in 2020–2024 (−67.6%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bluff City city, Kansas (place:07775, in state:20).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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