Population
4,881 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Kansas
City profile · Kansas · Census ACS 2023
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Baldwin City - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Baldwin City - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Baldwin City lands in the 63rd percentile for household income and the 52nd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Kansas's Baldwin City is a small town, with 4,881 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Baldwin City households earn a median of $81,838 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 3.5%. Baldwin City's housing stock carries a median value of $242,100, and the median resident age is 29.9 years. 45.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 56.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 10 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 67% from five years earlier. Baldwin City reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1308.9 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Kansas run below the national norm: the state registers 90.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,182 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $217 across Kansas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 74.8 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
Population
4,881 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Kansas
Median Household Income
$81,838 /yr
Poverty 3.5%
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.1 (US=100)
Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Kansas average
Here's how Baldwin City stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Kansas and the picture shifts: Baldwin City ranks #47 of 109 Kansas cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Baldwin City's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Kansas, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
63rd percentile nationally for median household income · 52nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
How Baldwin City's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$242,100 46th percentile more affordable than 46% of 15,600 US cities
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 |
Permit volume increased 67% from 2019 to 2024.
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Based on 2,164 workers 16 and over.
State-average estimates for Kansas - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Estimates reflect Kansas state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Cost of living is a Kansas state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Baldwin City sits in
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Baldwin City's 4,881 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Baldwin City's $81,838 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
| City | Population | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin City (this city) | 4,881 | $81,838 |
| Louisburg | 5,034 | $75,556 |
| Edwardsville | 4,721 | $76,847 |
| Concordia | 5,067 | $50,213 |
Baldwin City, KS counts 4,881 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
Baldwin City households earn a median of $81,838 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Baldwin City; the closest available measure is the Kansas state average, a cost of living index of 90.1 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Kansas vary by metro area.
Baldwin City has a total crime rate of 1308.9 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.
Homes in Baldwin City carry a median value of $242,100, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
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