ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Kansas

ZIP Code 67579: Rice County, KS

ZIP Code 67579 (Rice County, Kansas) has an estimated 3,102 residents in 1,090 households. The median household income is $65,294, the median home value is $158,000 and the median gross rent is $693/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

3,102

Margin of error ±187

Median household income

$65,294

Margin of error ±$11,338

Median home value

$158,000

Margin of error ±$16,596

Median gross rent

$693/mo

Margin of error ±$121

Median age

33.9 yrs

Margin of error ±3.3 yrs

Mean travel time to work

21.2 min

Margin of error ±5.9 min

How ZIP 67579 compares with Kansas and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 6757933.9 yrsKansas37.4 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 67579$65,294Kansas$74,275United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 67579$34,462Kansas$40,978United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 675796.0%Kansas11.3%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 675791.8%Kansas3.9%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 6757937.6%Kansas35.6%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 67579$158,000Kansas$217,200United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 67579$693/moKansas$1,060/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 6757980.6%Kansas67.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 6757921.2 minKansas19.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 675799.5%Kansas11.8%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 67579

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 67579 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 67579	Margin of error	Kansas	United States
Total population	3,102	±187	2,947,197	334,922,499
Median age	33.9 yrs	±3.3 yrs	37.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	1,090	±112	1,174,060	129,227,496
Median household income	$65,294	±$11,338	$74,275	$80,734
Per capita income	$34,462	±$6,468	$40,978	$44,673
Poverty rate	6.0%	±2.5 pts	11.3%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	±1.8 pts	3.9%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.6%	±5.8 pts	35.6%	35.7%
Median home value	$158,000	±$16,596	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent	$693/mo	±$121	$1,060/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	80.6%	±3.3 pts	67.2%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	21.2 min	±5.9 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	9.5%	±3.7 pts	11.8%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 67579
Group	ZIP 67579	Kansas	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	85.5%	72.7%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	5.2%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	2.9%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	4.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5.6%	13.6%	19.3%

Where ZIP 67579 is

State: Kansas
Main county: Rice County— also overlaps Reno County
Largest overlapping place: Sterling (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 204.41 sq mi· about 15 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Rice County

67427 Rice County, KS 67457 Rice County, KS 67512 Rice County, KS 67524 Rice County, KS 67554 Rice County, KS 67573 Rice County, KS

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.