Housing data for Vernon Township, KS

Vernon Township, KS has an estimated 324 residents and 141 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Cowley County.

8.8% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
324 (±130)
Housing units
141 (±50)
Households that rent
8.8%
Residents since 2015–2019
−4.7%

What stands out in Vernon Township

Households that rent: 8.8% (±13.2 points) in Vernon Township, lower than in Cowley County (31.9%).

Median home value: $189,400 (±$50,933) in Vernon Township, higher than in Cowley County ($120,900).

Housing in Vernon Township at a glance

  • Rent burden: 58.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 8.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $52,386 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $189,400 median home value
  • Property taxes: $2,293 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 68.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 61.0% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 71.5% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 39.2 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −4.7% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 10.2% 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)

Vernon Township against Cowley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Vernon TownshipCowley CountyKansasUnited States
Residents324 (±130)34,411 (exact)2,947,197 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units141 (±50)15,682 (±42)1,293,635 (±880)143,775,355
Households that rent8.8% (±13.2 points)31.9% (±2.9 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$809 (±$47)$1,060 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$52,386 (±$11,197)$57,878 (±$3,114)$74,275 (±$475)$80,734
Median home value$189,400 (±$50,933)$120,900 (±$7,871)$217,200 (±$1,343)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,293 (±$967)$1,999 (±$143)$2,798 (±$18)$3,119
Built before 198061.0% (±33.4 points)69.9% (±4.4 points)55.9% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute39.2 minutes (±31.5)21.1 minutes (±1.5)19.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.1% (±14.4 points)84.3% (±2.3 points)90.7% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents60.9 years (±8.6)39.2 years (±0.7)37.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Vernon Township covers 39.3 square miles of land, about 8 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Vernon Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents340 (±120)324 (±130)−4.7%Not a measurable change
Housing units184 (±55)141 (±50)−23.4%Not a measurable change
Median home value$154,300 (±$89,715)$189,400 (±$50,933)+22.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$68,984 (±$17,768)$52,386 (±$11,197)−24.1%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,722 (±$331)$2,293 (±$967)+33.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent17.8% (±18.2 points)8.8% (±13.2 points)−9.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±48.3 points)0.0% (±82.3 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 Cowley County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Cowley County recorded 343 violent and 2,146 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 Vernon Township

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
6711916%1,287$671$121,700$61,641
6715611%14,513$813$153,300$58,821

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 Vernon Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Oxford4.7 mi$660$117,20029.8%
Beaver Township (Cowley County)5.3 mi$876$193,80055.2%
Winfield6.0 mi$786$132,70035.3%
Oxford Township (Sumner County)6.0 mi$660$123,40024.4%
Ninnescah Township (Cowley County)6.6 mi$825$122,10036.6%
Walnut Township (Cowley County)6.9 mi—$204,9009.5%
Fairview Township (Cowley County)8.2 mi——17.4%
Pleasant Valley Township (Cowley County)8.5 mi—$228,2004.2%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Vernon Township, fiscal year 2027

Cowley County, KS, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$707$735$961$1,269$1,437

HUD income limits for Vernon Township, fiscal year 2026

Cowley 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 Cowley County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $79,800.

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 Vernon Township

What is the average home value in Vernon Township, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $189,400 (±$50,933) for owner-occupied homes in Vernon Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much are property taxes in Vernon Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Vernon Township, KS is $2,293 (±$967) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Vernon Township growing?

In Vernon Township, the number of residents went from 340 in 2015–2019 to 324 in 2020–2024 (−4.7%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Vernon Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Vernon Township are 67119, 67156.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 67119?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 67119 is $671 (±$134) 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 Vernon township, Cowley County, Kansas (county subdivision:73575, in state:20 county:035).

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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