ZIP Code 66442 — Fort Riley CDP, KS Demographics & Data

ZIP code 66442 covers Fort Riley, KS in Riley County with a population of about 16,876.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 22.4 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 785; U.S. House district KS-1; the TOPEKA media market.

Fort Riley, KS reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (base-related place names in city/county context). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 66442 is about $46,403 — about 38% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 23.4%; unemployment rate near 18.1%; 24.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 9.5 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade, Healthcare, and Education; about 4.3% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 10.9 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $222,100 — about 36% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,320 (about 13% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 1.0% (about 64.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 66442 in Fort Riley, KS, a household would need roughly $61,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,427. That is about 31% above the local median household income ($46,403), so the median earner would likely stretch or need a larger down payment. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Fort Riley CDP, KS as Relatively Low (composite score 58.5), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (89.5) and flood (59.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Fort Riley CDP, KS show little to no average snow and around 32.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 934 for ZIP 66442 (Fort Riley CDP, KS) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.