Housing data for Richland Township (Republic County), KS

Richland Township (Republic County), KS has an estimated 219 residents and 214 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Republic County.

3.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $475 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
219 (±78)
Housing units
214 (±61)
Households that rent
3.4%
Median gross rent
$475
Residents since 2015–2019
−26.0%

What stands out in Richland Township (Republic County)

Households that rent: 3.4% (±3.7 points) in Richland Township (Republic County), lower than in Republic County (21.8%).

Median real estate taxes: $771 (±$558) in Richland Township (Republic County), lower than in Republic County ($1,350).

Median home value: $45,800 (±$13,037) in Richland Township (Republic County), lower than in Republic County ($75,600).

Average commute: 23.7 minutes (±5.5) in Richland Township (Republic County), higher than in Republic County (17.0 minutes).

Housing in Richland Township (Republic County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $475 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 25.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 3.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $53,333 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $45,800 median home value
  • Property taxes: $771 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
  • Bedrooms: 29.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 94.8% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 80.5% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 23.7 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −26.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 4.2% 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)

Richland Township (Republic County) against Republic County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Richland Township (Republic County)Republic CountyKansasUnited States
Residents219 (±78)4,646 (exact)2,947,197 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units214 (±61)2,661 (±28)1,293,635 (±880)143,775,355
Households that rent3.4% (±3.7 points)21.8% (±3.3 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$475 (±$450)$664 (±$41)$1,060 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$53,333 (±$18,418)$56,833 (±$3,472)$74,275 (±$475)$80,734
Median home value$45,800 (±$13,037)$75,600 (±$10,790)$217,200 (±$1,343)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$771 (±$558)$1,350 (±$141)$2,798 (±$18)$3,119
Built before 198094.8% (±14.7 points)86.2% (±6.8 points)55.9% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute23.7 minutes (±5.5)17.0 minutes (±2.0)19.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband49.2% (±23.8 points)77.5% (±4.4 points)90.7% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents63.1 years (±8.0)44.9 years (±1.5)37.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Richland Township (Republic County) covers 35.8 square miles of land, about 6 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Richland Township (Republic County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents296 (±96)219 (±78)−26.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units178 (±37)214 (±61)+20.2%Not a measurable change
Median home value$33,000 (±$6,865)$45,800 (±$13,037)+38.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$45,000 (±$20,009)$53,333 (±$18,418)+18.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$860 (±$214)$771 (±$558)−10.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent8.9% (±7.6 points)3.4% (±3.7 points)−5.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±82.3 points)0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0 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 Republic County

Richland Township (Republic County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Republic County as a whole.

In 2023, the police departments that report for Republic County recorded 216 violent and 1,036 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 Richland Township (Republic County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6694052%283$475$48,200$44,432

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 Richland Township (Republic County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Cuba2.6 mi$475$44,7003.8%
Agenda4.8 mi—$112,50060.7%
Elk Creek Township4.9 mi—$106,30047.2%
Jefferson Township (Republic County)6.0 mi——47.1%
Grant Township (Washington County)6.4 mi——0.0%
Farmington Township (Republic County)6.8 mi——0.0%
Grant Township (Republic County)8.1 mi—$53,2000.0%
Brantford Township8.3 mi—$161,60020.5%

Places in Kansas most like Richland Township (Republic County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Moline$475$34,600$52,81310.9%
Clear Creek Township (Marion County)$569$79,400$62,5006.3%
Turon$725$48,000$51,5007.6%
Victoria Township$700$52,500$49,16710.7%
Miami Township (Reno County)$725$58,800$50,3756.7%
Wildcat Township (Elk County)$475$64,500$72,50010.9%

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 Richland Township (Republic County), fiscal year 2027

Republic County, KS, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$707$883$961$1,223$1,606

HUD income limits for Richland Township (Republic County), fiscal year 2026

Republic 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 Republic County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $78,400.

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 Richland Township (Republic County)

What is the average home value in Richland Township (Republic County), KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $45,800 (±$13,037) for owner-occupied homes in Richland Township (Republic County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Richland Township (Republic County)?

Richland Township (Republic County), KS has an estimated 214 (±61) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Richland Township (Republic County)?

The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 54.7% of homes in Richland Township (Republic County), KS.

How old are most homes in Richland Township (Republic County)?

94.8% of homes in Richland Township (Republic County), KS were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Richland Township (Republic County) growing?

In Richland Township (Republic County), the number of residents went from 296 in 2015–2019 to 219 in 2020–2024 (−26.0%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Richland Township (Republic County)?

The ZIP code that covers Richland Township (Republic County) is 66940.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 66940?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 66940 is $475 (±$450) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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 Richland township, Republic County, Kansas (county subdivision:59575, in state:20 county:157).

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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