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Miami County, KS

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

At a glance (2023)

Cost of living
93
7% below the U.S. average
Median home value
$277,700
national $303,400
Home prices, 5 years
+48.9%
over the 5 years to 2023
Monthly rent
$1,101
national $1,348
Homeownership
78%
national 65%
Unemployment
2.8%
national 3.6%
Household income
$88,000
national $78,538
Median age
41.8 yrs
national 38.7

Cost of living is the metro-area price level for Kansas City, MO-KS.

The cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. The median home is valued at $277,700 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 49% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,101 a month. Unemployment averaged 2.8% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $88,000. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved.

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Miami County, KS saw a net gain of 141 tax-filing households and a net gain of 365 individuals. Against a population of about 35,320, that is a net inflow of about 10 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $27.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 573 households, came from Johnson County; the largest outflow, about 385 households, went to Johnson County. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net gain of 492 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$27.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
+141
tax returns
Net people
+365
exemptions

+10.3 net people per 1,000 residents (population 35,320)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$92.8M
Moved out$65.1M
Net +$27.7M (nominal)
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Miami County within Kansas

Miami County is outlined, with arrows tracing its largest moves to and from other Kansas counties. Hover any county for its figures; click to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
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Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
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Where movers came from

  1. 1Johnson County, KS573$54.2M
  2. 2Jackson County, MO58$4.3M
  3. 3Franklin County, KS42$1.9M
  4. 4Linn County, KS41$2M
  5. 5Wyandotte County, KS34$2.9M
  6. 6Cass County, MO32$2.3M
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Where movers went

  1. 1Johnson County, KS385$27.7M
  2. 2Jackson County, MO59$3.5M
  3. 3Franklin County, KS50$2.2M
  4. 4Linn County, KS49$2.9M
  5. 5Cass County, MO40$2.5M
  6. 6Douglas County, KS33$1.4M
  7. 7Wyandotte County, KS23$1M
  8. 8Anderson County, KS22$1.1M
  9. 9Clay County, MO20$846K
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Churn by county · both directions at once

The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 20222023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort.

Johnson County, KS573385+188+$26.5M
Jackson County, MO5859-1+$783K
Franklin County, KS4250-8-$307K
Linn County, KS4149-8-$911K
Cass County, MO3240-8-$232K
Wyandotte County, KS3423+11+$1.8M
Douglas County, KS33
Anderson County, KS22
Clay County, MO20

Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed.

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Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$163.7M (+3,650 people)
20122023
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Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$5.9M+321
2013+$13.4M+225
2014+$283K-13
2015-$2.4M-17
2016+$9.3M+246
2017+$27M+834
2018+$13.5M+212
2019+$1.9M+198
2020+$21.1M+519
2021+$15.9M+268
2022+$30.3M+492
2023+$27.7M+365
Migration in context

How big is this move, relative to the county?

In the 20222023 filing year, about 365 more people moved into Miami County, KS than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $27.7M in income (nominal) — in a county of 35,391 people.

Population
35,391
Census 2023 estimate
Net migration rate
+10.3
net people per 1,000 residents
A town of 10,000 would net about +103 people.
Net income per resident
+$782
nominal dollars
+$27.7M total across 35,391 residents.

The rate lets you compare Miami County, KS with a countyof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people.

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Components of population change · 2023 (Census)

Where the county’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component.

Births
+416
Deaths
-339
Net domestic migration
+538
Net international migration
+11
Total change
+633

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers.

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Income & cost of living

What a dollar is worth here

Prices around Miami County, KS run about 7% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $107 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person.

Income per person
$62,897
what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal)
10% below the U.S. average
Price level
93.2
100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity)
everyday costs about 6.8% lower than average
What that income buys
$67,484
local income restated at U.S.-average prices
4% below the U.S. average
Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier

Cost of living shown for the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (BEA publishes price parities by metro, not by county).

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Where the cost comes from · price parity by category

Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another.

Housing & rents88.0
Goods96.6
Utilities91.4
Other services92.6

Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works.

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Who lives here

The people of Miami County, KS

American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers).

Median age
41.8
years
Median household income
$88,000
per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal)
12% above the U.S. median
College degree
32%
adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher
Poverty rate
6.7%
residents below the poverty line
Average commute
30 min
mean travel time to work
Broadband at home
86%
households with any broadband
Race and ethnicity (share of residents)
White 91%Hispanic 4%Black 1%Asian 1%Other 4%

White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works.

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Housing · what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023)

Median home value
$277,700
owner-occupied homes
8% below the U.S. median
Median rent
$1,101
gross rent per month
18% below the U.S. median
Homeownership
78%
of occupied homes are owner-occupied
Home-price appreciation · FHFA index, 2023
Past year
+8.6%
price change, 2022 to 2023
Past 5 years
+49%
price change, 2018 to 2023

A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index.

New home construction · building permits, 2023
103new housing units authorized in 2023
Single-family 74%Multifamily 26%

Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works.

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Local economy & risk

Jobs and natural hazards

Unemployment rate
2.8%
BLS 2023 annual average
Labor force
18,528
18,006 employed
Disaster declarations
major federal, 2023

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works.

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Unemployment now
3.1%
April 2026 · ▼ 0.3 points vs April 2025
January 2024April 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this county, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works.

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How Miami County, KS has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page.

YearDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
20245,47212,854359R +39.518,685
20205,24712,308382R +39.417,937
20163,99110,0031,028R +40.015,022
20124,7129,858286R +34.614,856
20085,7429,382253R +23.715,377
20044,8389,013165R +29.814,016
20004,5546,611442R +17.711,607

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast.

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