What is the median household income in Conway Springs, KS?

Name: Income and affordability in Conway Springs, KS, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Conway Springs, KS is $73,320 (±$11,052) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,078 a month would take about $43,100 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Conway Springs, the median household income went from $54,667 in 2015–2019 to $73,320 in 2020–2024 (+34.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $73,320 (±$11,052)
Median renter income: $73,359 (±$21,947)
Income to afford median rent: about $43,100

Income in Conway Springs against Sumner County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Conway Springs	Sumner County	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$73,320 (±$11,052)	$63,951 (±$4,642)	$74,275 (±$475)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$73,359 (±$21,947)	$38,446 (±$6,011)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,422 (±$25,673)	$75,774 (±$3,592)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,078 (±$100)	$825 (±$129)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413

In Conway Springs, median household income is not measurably different from Sumner County ($63,951).

It is not measurably different from Kansas ($74,275).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In Sumner County, Conway Springs ranks 17 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 645 of 1,525.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Conway Springs

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,078 a month ($12,936 a year) needs an income of about $43,100 a year.

The median renting household in Conway Springs earns $73,359 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$54,667 (±$8,674)	$73,320 (±$11,052)	+34.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent	$717 (±$77)	$1,078 (±$100)	+50.3%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$84,300 (±$7,797)	$113,300 (±$12,453)	+34.4%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Median household income in places near Conway Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Conway Springs
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Conway Springs	—	$73,320 (±$11,052)	—
Conway Township	2.9 mi	$73,771 (±$4,455)	Not measurably different
Springdale Township	3.2 mi	$121,250 (±$55,754)	Not measurably different
Illinois Township (Sumner County)	6.0 mi	$135,313 (±$60,099)	Higher
Viola	6.4 mi	$188,094 (±$102,295)	Higher
Eden Township (Sumner County)	6.6 mi	$62,778 (±$56,296)	Not measurably different
Creek Township	6.6 mi	$128,500 (±$85,741)	Not measurably different
Sumner Township (Sumner County)	6.9 mi	$81,250 (±$52,479)	Not measurably different
Viola Township	8.5 mi	$88,077 (±$74,783)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Illinois Township (Sumner County), KS ($135,313), Viola, KS ($188,094).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Sumner County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
11	Downs Township	$79,000 (±$63,733)
12	South Haven	$78,750 (±$33,297)
13	Walton Township (Sumner County)	$77,938 (±$14,327)
14	Jackson Township (Sumner County)	$75,278 (±$51,222)
15	Valverde Township	$74,375 (±$11,222)
16	Conway Township	$73,771 (±$4,455)
17	Conway Springs	$73,320 (±$11,052)
18	Gore Township	$70,078 (±$48,645)
19	South Haven Township	$69,063 (±$21,837)
20	Dixon Township	$68,594 (±$29,074)
21	Caldwell Township	$65,417 (±$23,862)
22	Oxford Township (Sumner County)	$63,750 (±$11,204)
23	Belle Plaine	$63,214 (±$28,661)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Sumner County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Conway Springs

What is the median household income in Conway Springs?

The median household income in Conway Springs is $73,320 (±$11,052) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Conway Springs?

About $43,100 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,078 a month.

Have incomes in Conway Springs kept up with inflation?

In Conway Springs, the median household income went from $54,667 in 2015–2019 to $73,320 in 2020–2024 (+34.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in Conway Springs?

The median renting household in Conway Springs, KS earns $73,359 (±$21,947) a year.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Conway Springs city, Kansas (place:15325, in state:20).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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