Housing data for Fowler, KS
Fowler, KS has an estimated 599 residents and 302 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Meade County.
41.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $900 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 599 (±187)
- Housing units
- 302 (±65)
- Households that rent
- 41.9%
- Median gross rent
- $900
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +17.7%
What stands out in Fowler
Households that rent: 41.9% (±14.1 points) in Fowler, higher than in Meade County (26.0%).
Median household income: $47,679 (±$17,798) in Fowler, lower than in Meade County ($71,852).
Median home value: $108,300 (±$25,692) in Fowler, lower than in Meade County ($148,900).
Median gross rent: $900 (±$84) in Fowler, higher than in Meade County ($790).
Housing in Fowler at a glance
- Median rent: $900 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $944 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 37.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 41.9% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $47,679 median household income
- Home values: $108,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,229 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,074 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 57.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 91.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 15.2% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 85.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 20.1 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +17.7% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 21.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 4.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Fowler against Meade County, its state and the nation
| Fowler | Meade County | Kansas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 599 (±187) | 3,903 (±166) | 2,947,197 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 302 (±65) | 1,898 (±69) | 1,293,635 (±880) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 41.9% (±14.1 points) | 26.0% (±4.5 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $900 (±$84) | $790 (±$46) | $1,060 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $47,679 (±$17,798) | $71,852 (±$6,233) | $74,275 (±$475) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $108,300 (±$25,692) | $148,900 (±$17,630) | $217,200 (±$1,343) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,074 (±$669) | $2,005 (±$264) | $2,798 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 91.4% (±21.6 points) | 83.4% (±8.9 points) | 55.9% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 20.1 minutes (±4.4) | 17.2 minutes (±1.7) | 19.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 93.0% (±5.6 points) | 88.5% (±3.8 points) | 90.7% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 37.4 years (±6.8) | 38.8 years (±3.4) | 37.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Fowler covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 1,264 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Fowler has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 509 (±115) | 599 (±187) | +17.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 249 (±54) | 302 (±65) | +21.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $617 (±$78) | $900 (±$84) | +45.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median home value | $61,000 (±$13,209) | $108,300 (±$25,692) | +77.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $39,313 (±$6,210) | $47,679 (±$17,798) | +21.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $941 (±$154) | $1,229 (±$209) | +30.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,086 (±$221) | $2,074 (±$669) | +91.0% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 46.2% (±12.9 points) | 41.9% (±14.1 points) | −4.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±20.3 points) | 15.2% (±16.1 points) | +15.2 percentage points | Not 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.
Places near Fowler
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked Creek Township | 7.3 mi | — | — | 6.6% |
| Wilburn Township | 11 mi | — | $228,100 | 21.4% |
| Meade | 11 mi | $759 | $121,700 | 25.1% |
| Minneola | 11 mi | $900 | $96,200 | 26.9% |
| Meade Center Township | 13 mi | $763 | $122,500 | 24.0% |
| Appleton Township | 15 mi | $900 | $116,700 | 22.0% |
| Concord Township (Ford County) | 16 mi | — | $480,800 | 0.0% |
| East Hess Township | 17 mi | — | $132,500 | 4.2% |
Places in Kansas most like Fowler
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Township | $856 | $78,300 | $41,000 | 36.0% |
| Salt Creek Township (Reno County) | $759 | $117,800 | $51,823 | 36.2% |
| Rossville | $930 | $154,600 | $54,318 | 45.2% |
| Girard | $869 | $93,600 | $40,298 | 44.6% |
| La Crosse | $725 | $84,600 | $53,750 | 33.9% |
| Scandia Township | $679 | $78,800 | $49,250 | 40.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Kansas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Fowler, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,218 | $1,418 |
HUD income limits for Fowler, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,600 | $32,600 | $52,150 |
| 2 people | $22,400 | $37,250 | $59,600 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $41,900 | $67,050 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $46,550 | $74,500 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $50,300 | $80,500 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $54,000 | $86,450 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $57,750 | $92,400 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $61,450 | $98,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Meade County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $92,200.
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 Fowler
How many renters are there in Fowler?
Fowler has an estimated 95 (±37) renting households, 41.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Fowler?
The median household income in Fowler is $47,679 (±$17,798) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Fowler, KS?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $108,300 (±$25,692) for owner-occupied homes in Fowler (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Fowler?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Fowler, KS is $1,229 (±$209) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Fowler?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Fowler, KS is $2,074 (±$669) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Fowler?
Fowler, KS has an estimated 302 (±65) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Fowler growing?
In Fowler, the number of residents went from 509 in 2015–2019 to 599 in 2020–2024 (+17.7%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fowler city, Kansas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fowler city, Kansas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fowler city, Kansas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fowler city, Kansas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fowler city, Kansas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fowler city, Kansas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fowler city, Kansas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Meade County, KS
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Meade County, KS
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Fowler city, Kansas (place:24175, 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 last updated on .