Hays, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hays, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 23,797. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HAYS-KS · Hays, KS 1 ZIPs · 23,797 pop · #17161/25278 · Ellis County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $61,417
  • RANK-LOWER #17161/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Schoenchen
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-TOWN 23,797
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $227,300

Nearest income peer: Schoenchen, KS (+ $2,333 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hays

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hays on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hays, KS sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
23,797
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,417
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,417 and poverty 18.5% concentrate in 67601.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.5%) for this income tier, rent $938 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Kansas, Atchison is the closest lower-income city and Plainville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hays.

Population concentration

Hays's single ZIP 67601 carries the town

Hays is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 67601 is the entire residential footprint (23,797 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Hays's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 997 establishments, 12,173 employees , annual payroll $564,113k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 67601 (997 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (147) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Hays, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Ellis County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hays. See the Ellis County roll-up →

Hays sits in the lower half of Ellis County on income: Ellis, Victoria and Schoenchen report more, and only Pfeifer reports less. Pfeifer marks the far end of that range at $21,397, 65% below Hays.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
67601 23,797 $61,417 997 24

Hays roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hays, .