Housing market/Kansas/ZIP 66801
ZIP 66801 Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas
Lyon County, KS · 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 66801 · KS
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 66801 — Emporia, 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 66801
- 1-unit detached7,67759.0%
- 1-unit attached2812.2%
- 2–4 units1,2719.8%
- 5–49 units2,53819.5%
- 50+ units2662.0%
- Mobile9757.5%
2–4 unit share 9.8% · 5–49 unit share 19.5% · combined 2–49 29.3%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $799 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $626.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 40.6%; ≥50% 22.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,000 (1.252× ACS median gross rent).
Population
27,348 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -4.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 6 projects, 288 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 4 properties, 265 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 24 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 66801 45.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 11.3%; ACS median gross rent is $799; population changed -4.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,271 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,538 units in 5–49-unit structures; 6 LIHTC projects totaling 288 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,000 versus ACS median gross rent of $799. 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 66801 is a Census / HUD profile for Lyon County, KS. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 66801 — Emporia, 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 66801?
ZIP 66801 (Lyon County, KS) has 27,348 residents, 11,531 households, a renter share of 45.9%, median household income of $57,771, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $799. Vacancy is 11.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 66801?
ACS counts 386 units in 2-unit buildings, 885 in 3–4 unit buildings, 938 in 5–9, 958 in 10–19, and 642 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3,809 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 66801?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,000. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 66801 — Emporia, KS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Kansas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 66801 is Census / HUD research for Lyon County, KS. 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.