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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Pfeifer · lowest $21,397
Pfeifer · lowest
$21,397 median HH income
- Hays · this city
Hays · this city
$61,417 median HH income
- Schoenchen · near
Schoenchen · near
$63,750 median HH income
- Ellis · near
Ellis · near
$74,281 median HH income
- Victoria · highest
Victoria · highest
$77,702 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.
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 .
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, .