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SheetKS-CIMARRON-KS · Cimarron, KS 1,942 pop · income 73rd pct · 2 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Cimarron
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Cimarron on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Humboldt · lowest
43,558
Humboldt · lowest
43,558 median HH income
29.3% of the leader · rank #1
Swan Valley · near
92,750
Swan Valley · near
92,750 median HH income
62.3% of the leader · rank #2
Bonanza · near
92,750
Bonanza · near
92,750 median HH income
62.3% of the leader · rank #3
Elmer · near
92,757
Elmer · near
92,757 median HH income
62.3% of the leader · rank #4
Orr · near
92,759
Orr · near
92,759 median HH income
62.3% of the leader · rank #5
Cimarron · this city
92,762
Cimarron · this city
92,762 median HH income
62.3% of the leader · rank #6
Hampden-Sydney · highest
148,846
Hampden-Sydney · highest
148,846 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Cimarron on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,942.
Cimarron ranks in the 73rd percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
73rd
percentile, household income
31st
percentile, home value
6th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
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.
Data Snapshot: Cimarron, KS
Kansas's Cimarron is a small town, with 1,942 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Cimarron brings in $92,762 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 11.1%. Typical homes in Cimarron are valued around $162,500, and the median resident age is 33.5 years. About 32.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 75.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 0 residential building permits were authorized in Cimarron (No Permits), down 100% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. NOAA puts Cimarron's yearly average temperature at 55.2°F with 21.6 inches of precipitation per year and 17.3 inches of snowfall.
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. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $947 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Kansas's average monthly utility costs around $217 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 29.9 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Cimarron's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to climate and hazard context to comparison shortlist to schools and households to work and mobility to within-city variation to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Cimarron, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles, commute-mode shares, annual population history, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Cimarron?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 1.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 11.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 55.2°F, with 21.6 inches of precipitation and 17.3 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Kansas is 29.9 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Which cities make useful reference points for Cimarron?
Within Kansas, the closest population matches are McConnell AFB (1,952 residents, $64,632 income); Humboldt (1,956 residents, $43,558 income); Wellsville (2,003 residents, $67,292 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Hampden-Sydney, VA (1,942 residents); Ritzville, WA (1,942 residents); Kodiak Station, AK (1,941 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Cimarron?
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 32.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Matched public schools
2
Bachelor's degree+
32.5%
Poverty estimate
11.1%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
What does the journey to work look like in Cimarron?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 86.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
3.5%
Drive alone
86.5%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 1,072 workers age 16+.
Is Cimarron growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -36 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 0 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
-1.8%
2025 estimate
1,935
2020 estimate
1,971
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Above median income · poverty 11.1% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.1 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Kansas average
C+
City profile score · Cimarron, KS
64/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A
90.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income B
$92,762
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C+
32.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
11.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Cimarron profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.1 index
Household income: 72/100 (B) · $92,762
Bachelor's+ share: 62/100 (C+) · 32.5%
Poverty rate: 35/100 (F) · 11.1%
How does Cimarron compare to other US cities?
Here's how Cimarron stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income73% higher than other cities
Home value31% pricier than other cities
Median rent6% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Cimarron against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Kansas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Kansas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Cimarron near the bottom of Kansas's cities
Among the 552 Kansas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Cimarron ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Cimarron only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#38 of 527
93rd percentile in Kansas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 552
0th percentile in Kansas
Median Home Value
#99 of 527
81st percentile in Kansas
Poverty Rate
#163 of 552
70th percentile in Kansas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#87 of 552
84th percentile in Kansas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Kansas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
73rd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Cimarron's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$162,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 69% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
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
Cimarron's home-value-to-income ratio: 1.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#882 of 15,516
More affordable than 94% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#855 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 1.8×, Cimarron sits in the affordable band:
national rank #882 of 15,516 and #855 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$92,762Cimarron, KS median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Cimarron, KS median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Cimarron, KS.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)32.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)11.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)75.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,942
Median Income
$92,762
Median Home Value
$162,500
Median Age
33.5
Poverty Rate
11.1%
Labor force participation
75.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
32.5%
Climate
Avg Temperature
55.2°F
Annual Precipitation
21.6"
Annual Snowfall
17.3"
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Cimarron's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
1,971 residents
2021
1,975 residents
2022
1,981 residents
2023
1,989 residents
2024
1,957 residents
2025
1,935 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
2
2
0
$0.3M
2020
3
3
0
$0.8M
2021
3
3
0
$0.8M
2022
1
1
0
$0.2M
2023
1
1
0
$0.3M
2024
0
0
0
-
Permit volume decreased 100% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
86.5%
Carpool
9.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
3.5%
Based on 1,072 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Kansas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $217
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Kansas at $217 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Kansas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Cimarron. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Kansas's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.1 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Cimarron is $947/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Kansas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 29.9 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Kansas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Cimarron sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Cimarron compares to similar-size Kansas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, 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.