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Bird City, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Bird City is a Census city of 633 people across 2.27 square miles of land, in Cheyenne County. Median household income is $70,208, 63.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bird City
What Bird City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land279
- County holding the largest share of its areaCheyenne County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bird City
How many people live in Bird City
- Population633
- Median age35.8
- Population under 18180 plus or minus 47
- Share under 1828.4 percent
- Population 65 and over71 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over11.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households248 plus or minus 54
- Family households161 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families64.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bird City
- Median household income$70,208 plus or minus $28,070
- Per capita income$31,245
- Civilian labor force339 plus or minus 68
- Employed331
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over418
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.6 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bird City
- Housing units308
- Occupied units248 plus or minus 54
- Vacant units60 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate19.5 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied157 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied91 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate63.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$102,700 plus or minus $30,950
- Median gross rent, monthly$634 plus or minus $148
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units281 plus or minus 57
- Share single family91.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more5.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bird City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute305 plus or minus 63
- Commuting under 15 minutes182 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.7 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more50 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.4 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone88.3 percent
- Carpooled1.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home8.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bird City
Flood risk in Bird City
- NFIP communityCity of Bird City
- NFIP community number200469
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/30/76
The City of Bird City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200469 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cheyenne County, not Bird City
Cheyenne County context, not Bird City figures
- Establishments in Cheyenne County105
- Covered employment, Cheyenne County872
- Average annual pay, Cheyenne County$40,298
- Housing units permitted, Cheyenne County0
Every figure in this section is published for Cheyenne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bird City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Bird City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bird City, Kansas?
633, in 248 households. Bird City city covers 2.27 square miles of land, which is 279 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bird City in?
Cheyenne County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bird City?
$70,208. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,700. Median gross rent is $634 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bird City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bird City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bird City, city of, community 200469, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bird City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cheyenne County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bird City.
Is zoning published for Bird City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.