Atwood, Kansas

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.1% to the 650 homes here.

1–7

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Down 4.7% since 2020.

1,229

people, the 167th-largest of Kansas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Kansas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

6 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

64.7%

of 691 jobs located in Atwood are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 136% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$806

a month. Kansas's median is $1,060.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$714–$1,071

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $806 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 6 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 33% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 97% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.1% to the 650 homes here.

1–7

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 45% less than Kansas's.

$119,800

median home value in Atwood.
- $119,800 Atwood
- $217,200 Kansas
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Atwood, Kansas

Atwood,
Kansas.

Down 4.7% since 2020.

6 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 136% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.1% to the 650 homes here.

A median home costs 45% less than Kansas's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Down 4.7% since 2020.

6 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 136% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.1% to the 650 homes here.

A median home costs 45% less than Kansas's.

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