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Plevna, KS

Plevna's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

116
Residents
$34,375
Median income
$34,200
Median home
$947
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet KS-PLEVNA-KS · Plevna, KS 116 pop · income 4th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-LOW · COL-BELOW · SAFE-UNK · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-LOW · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 116
  • INC-LOW $34,375
  • COL-BELOW 90.1
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-BOTTOM 4th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Orchard Hill
  • HOME-LOW $34,200
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Orchard Hill, GA (+ $0 income $)

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 Plevna

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Plevna on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Plevna 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: 116.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $34,375. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Plevna - the verdict

Plevna ranks in the 4th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

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0th
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📝 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: Plevna, KS

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 116 residents in Plevna, a small town within Kansas. Median household income here is $34,375 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 16.0%. Plevna's housing stock carries a median value of $34,200, and the median resident age is 55.5 years. About 25.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 47.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Living costs in Kansas run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Kansas scores 90.1 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $947 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Kansas run around $217, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 29.9 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).

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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 comparison shortlist to work and mobility to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Plevna, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history. No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

1. Housing and income

How far does income reach against housing in Plevna?

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.

The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 1.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 16.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

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2. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Plevna?

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.

Within Kansas, the closest population matches are Earlton (116 residents, $73,833 income); Hillsdale (115 residents); Munjor (115 residents). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Bon Air, AL (116 residents); Hedrick, IN (116 residents); Larrabee, IA (116 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.

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Question 3

What does the journey to work look like in Plevna?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 73.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.

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Question 4

Is Plevna growing, shrinking, or holding steady?

Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -1 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.2% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.

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.

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Population

116 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$34,375 /yr

Lowest-decile income · poverty 16.0% (High poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

90.1 (US=100)

Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Kansas average

City profile score · Plevna, KS

36/100

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.

Bachelor's+ share D
25.0%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Poverty rate F
16.0%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Household income F
$34,375

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Plevna profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Cost of living, Bachelor's+ share, Poverty rate, Household income. Cost of livingBachelor's+ sharePoverty rateHousehold income 36 F
Plevna profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.1 index
  • Bachelor's+ share: 49/100 (D) · 25.0%
  • Poverty rate: 21/100 (F) · 16.0%
  • Household income: 0/100 (F) · $34,375

How does Plevna compare to other US cities?

Plevna measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 4% higher than other cities
Home value 0% pricier than other cities
Median rent 6% 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 Plevna 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 Plevna near the bottom of Kansas's cities

Among the 552 Kansas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Plevna ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Plevna only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#517 of 527
2nd percentile in Kansas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 552
0th percentile in Kansas
Median Home Value
#503 of 527
5th percentile in Kansas
Poverty Rate
#79 of 552
86th percentile in Kansas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#171 of 552
69th 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.

4thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

4th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Plevna's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$34,200 Among the most affordable more affordable than 100% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Above this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Plevna $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

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

Plevna's home-value-to-income ratio: 1.0×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#41 of 15,516
More affordable than 100% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#41 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 1.0×, Plevna sits in the affordable band: national rank #41 of 15,516 and #41 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

$34,375 Plevna, KS median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Plevna, KS Plevna, KS's median household income ($34,375) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Plevna, KS-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Plevna, KS median $34,375/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Plevna, 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 Plevna, KS.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 25.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 16.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 47.0%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
116
Median Income
$34,375
Median Home Value
$34,200
Median Age
55.5
Poverty Rate
16.0%
Labor force participation
47.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
25.0%

Population Change

PEP vintage

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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82.5 residents83 residents83.5 residents84 residents84.5 residents 202020212022202320242025 84 residents 83 residents ▼ -1.2%
Plevna's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
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Period Population
2020 84 residents
2021 83 residents
2022 83 residents
2023 83 residents
2024 83 residents
2025 83 residents

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
73.3%
Carpool
22.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.2%
Work from Home
2.2%

Based on 45 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 Plevna. 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 Plevna 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 Plevna sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Plevna 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.

City Population Median Household Income
Plevna (this city) 116 $34,375
Earlton 116 $73,833
Hillsdale 115 N/A
Munjor 115 N/A
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, 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.

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