Bassett vs La Harpe

A side-by-side comparison of Bassett and La Harpe: population, income, housing, and more.

Bassett and La Harpe are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Harpe has the higher population (424 vs 21 in Bassett). Since 2019, Bassett's population has grown faster (+61.5% vs -16.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	La Harpe
Population	21	424
Median age	46.3 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,167
Median home value	—	$54,900
Median gross rent	—	$655
Housing units	5	283
Homeownership rate	100.0%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	40.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	La Harpe
Population	13 → 21 (+61.5%)	506 → 424 (-16.2%)
Median household income	—	$36,731 → $43,167 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $125,000 (+11.1%)	$54,400 → $54,900 (+0.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$715 → $655 (-8.4%)

Bassett

Population

1321

Median home value

$112,500$125,000

La Harpe

Population

506424

Median household income

$36,731$43,167

Median home value

$54,400$54,900

Median gross rent

$715$655

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	La Harpe
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	10.6%
18 to 24	19.0%	13.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	47.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	27.1%
75 and over	0.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	La Harpe
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	La Harpe
No high school diploma	7.7%	15.2%
High school graduate	61.5%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	La Harpe
Drove alone	100.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	La Harpe
1-unit, detached	100.0%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	44.2%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	La Harpe
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.3%
Average household size	4.20	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	2002	1981