Housing data for Lake Quivira, KS
Lake Quivira, KS has an estimated 940 residents and 398 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Wyandotte County.
2.1% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 940 (±174)
- Housing units
- 398 (±84)
- Households that rent
- 2.1%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +2.2%
What stands out in Lake Quivira
Median home value: $817,900 (±$83,512) in Lake Quivira, higher than in Wyandotte County ($172,300).
Median real estate taxes: $7,295 (±$1,012) in Lake Quivira, higher than in Wyandotte County ($2,509).
Median household income: $177,917 (±$77,303) in Lake Quivira, higher than in Wyandotte County ($63,631).
Working from home: 27.1% (±7.4 points) in Lake Quivira, higher than in Wyandotte County (9.4%).
- Home values in Lake Quivira
- Property taxes in Lake Quivira
- Income and affordability in Lake Quivira
- Commute and cars in Lake Quivira
Housing in Lake Quivira at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 2.1% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $177,917 median household income
- Home values: $817,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $7,295 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 94.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 80.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 88.7% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 24.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +2.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 14.8% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Lake Quivira against Wyandotte County, its state and the nation
| Lake Quivira | Wyandotte County | Kansas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 940 (±174) | 167,654 (exact) | 2,947,197 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 398 (±84) | 68,803 (±140) | 1,293,635 (±880) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 2.1% (±2.6 points) | 38.0% (±1.5 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,122 (±$23) | $1,060 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $177,917 (±$77,303) | $63,631 (±$1,779) | $74,275 (±$475) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $817,900 (±$83,512) | $172,300 (±$4,446) | $217,200 (±$1,343) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $7,295 (±$1,012) | $2,509 (±$65) | $2,798 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 80.2% (±20.7 points) | 73.9% (±2.2 points) | 55.9% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 24.4 minutes (±2.8) | 22.3 minutes (±0.5) | 19.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.4% (±1.8 points) | 88.8% (±0.9 points) | 90.7% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 56.6 years (±4.1) | 34.3 years (±0.2) | 37.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Lake Quivira covers 1.5 square miles of land, about 637 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Lake Quivira has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 920 (±135) | 940 (±174) | +2.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 395 (±50) | 398 (±84) | +0.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $606,900 (±$26,855) | $817,900 (±$83,512) | +34.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $153,333 (±$45,966) | $177,917 (±$77,303) | +16.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $6,500 (±$263) | $7,295 (±$1,012) | +12.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 0.6% (±1.0 points) | 2.1% (±2.6 points) | +1.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±100.0 points) | 0.0% (±100.0 points) | 0.0 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.
Crime reported to police in Wyandotte County
Lake Quivira has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Wyandotte County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Wyandotte County recorded 967 violent and 3,115 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.
ZIP codes in Lake Quivira
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66217 | 14% | 5,468 | $1,379 | $456,400 | $93,651 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Lake Quivira
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 2.5 mi | $1,322 | $359,700 | 26.3% |
| Edwardsville | 3.8 mi | $1,053 | $216,400 | 25.9% |
| Merriam | 4.3 mi | $1,181 | $263,300 | 39.3% |
| Lenexa | 5.5 mi | $1,454 | $394,900 | 43.2% |
| Kansas City | 5.9 mi | $1,123 | $167,400 | 39.1% |
| Bonner Springs | 6.0 mi | $1,165 | $247,200 | 24.6% |
| Mission | 6.1 mi | $1,194 | $289,100 | 55.1% |
| Roeland Park | 7.0 mi | $1,582 | $276,200 | 28.5% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Lake Quivira, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 |
HUD income limits for Lake Quivira, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $23,800 | $39,700 | $63,500 |
| 2 people | $27,200 | $45,400 | $72,600 |
| 3 people | $30,600 | $51,050 | $81,650 |
| 4 people | $34,000 | $56,700 | $90,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $61,250 | $98,000 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $65,800 | $105,250 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $70,350 | $112,500 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $74,850 | $119,750 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $113,400.
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 Lake Quivira
What is the median household income in Lake Quivira?
The median household income in Lake Quivira is $177,917 (±$77,303) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Lake Quivira, KS?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $817,900 (±$83,512) for owner-occupied homes in Lake Quivira (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Lake Quivira?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Lake Quivira, KS is $4,000 or more a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Lake Quivira?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Lake Quivira, KS is $7,295 (±$1,012) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Lake Quivira?
Lake Quivira, KS has an estimated 398 (±84) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Lake Quivira?
80.2% of homes in Lake Quivira, KS were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Lake Quivira growing?
In Lake Quivira, the number of residents went from 920 in 2015–2019 to 940 in 2020–2024 (+2.2%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Lake Quivira?
The ZIP code that covers Lake Quivira is 66217.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 66217?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 66217 is $1,379 (±$137) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Quivira city, Kansas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Quivira city, Kansas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Quivira city, Kansas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Quivira city, Kansas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Quivira city, Kansas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Quivira city, Kansas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Quivira city, Kansas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- 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 Lake Quivira city, Kansas (place:37975, 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 .