Housing market/Kansas/ZIP 66047
ZIP 66047 Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, KS MSA · Kansas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 66047 · KS
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 66047 — Lawrence, KS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 66047
- 1-unit detached3,75640.1%
- 1-unit attached1,59717.0%
- 2–4 units9129.7%
- 5–49 units2,68928.7%
- 50+ units4064.3%
- Mobile80.1%
2–4 unit share 9.7% · 5–49 unit share 28.7% · combined 2–49 38.4%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,107 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $947.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 51.0%; ≥50% 23.8%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,340 (1.210× ACS median gross rent).
Population
20,344 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +2.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 218 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 176 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 131 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 66047 54.6% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 2.6%; ACS median gross rent is $1,107; population increased +2.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 912 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,689 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 218 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,340 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,107. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Kansas research
ZIP 66047 is a Census / HUD profile for Lawrence, KS. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 66047 — Lawrence, KS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Kansas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Kansas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 66047?
ZIP 66047 (Lawrence, KS MSA) has 20,344 residents, 9,122 households, a renter share of 54.6%, median household income of $61,491, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,107. Vacancy is 2.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 66047?
ACS counts 306 units in 2-unit buildings, 606 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,230 in 5–9, 897 in 10–19, and 562 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3,601 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 66047?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,340. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 66047 — Lawrence, KS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Kansas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 66047 is Census / HUD research for Lawrence, KS MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Kansas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.