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• Housing Units • Occupancy Status • Vacancy Rates • Median Value | • Housing Stock • Age of Housing Stock • Housing Affordability • Housing Costs |
| Select a region: | Map of Washington County, Kansas |
Housing
Rental Vacancy Rate
| Percent Change | |||||||
| Area | 2000 | 2010 | 2021 | 2000 - 2010 | 2010 - 2021 | ||
| Washington | 13.0 | 10.5 | 7.2 | -19.2 |  | -31.4 | |
| State of Kansas | 8.8 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 14.8 |  | -28.7 | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Decennial Census and American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown
Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units
| Percent Change | ||||
| Area | 2016 | 2021 | 2016 - 2021 | |
| Washington | 73,900 | 87,200 | 18.0 |  |
| State of Kansas | 135,300 | 164,800 | 21.8 | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census (- 2000), (2009 -) American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown.
Housing Stock
| Percent Change | ||||
| Housing Type | 2016 | 2021 | 2016 - 2021 | |
| Single family homes, detached | 2,608 | 2,435 | -6.6 |  |
| Duplex units | 63 | 101 | 60.3 | |
| Mobile homes | 101 | 71 | -29.7 | |
| Apartments | 93 | 66 | -29.0 | |
| Tri- and Quadplex units | 70 | 54 | -22.9 | |
| Single family homes, attached | 5 | 15 | 200.0 | |
| Other homes - boat, rv, van, etc. | 0 | 0 | - | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown.
Housing Affordability
| Percent Change | ||||
| Area | 2016 | 2021 | 2016 - 2021 | |
| Washington | 362 | 333 | -8.1 | |
| State of Kansas | 225 | 213 | -5.7 | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census (- 2000), (2009 -) American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown.
Also see:
- [Interactive] Renters Spending 30% or More of Household Income on Rent in Kansas, by County (Kansas Health Matters)
- [Table] Fair Market Rents in Kansas, by County [Excel] [PDF]
- [Table] Mean Renter Wage, Housing Wage, and Work Hours Needed to Afford Fair Market Rent in Kansas, by County[Excel] [PDF]
The housing affordability index is calculated such that a value of 100 indicates a household has exactly enough income to qualify for a 30-year conventional mortagage on a median valued home assuming a 20% down payment, qualifying median household income of 25% of the expected monthly payment (excluding PMI and property taxes), and 5-year average of 30-year mortgage interest rates shown in the table below. An index value of 200 indicates housholds earning the median household income have 200% of the income neccesary to qualify for a conventional loan for 80% of the value of a median-priced home.
| Period | Average 30-year Mortgage Interest Rate |
| 2005-2009 | 5.938% |
| 2006-2010 | 5.704% |
| 2007-2011 | 5.314% |
| 2008-2012 | 4.778% |
| 2009-2013 | 4.366% |
| 2010-2014 | 4.192% |
| 2011-2015 | 4.024% |
| 2012-2016 | 3.654% |
| 2013-2017 | 3.928% |
| 2014-2018 | 4.041% |
| Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Freddie Mac | |
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