Colony vs Garnett

A side-by-side comparison of Colony and Garnett: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garnett has the higher population (3,200 vs 310 in Colony). Garnett has the higher median household income ($46,875 vs $42,083 in Colony). Garnett has the higher median home value ($137,800 vs $51,400 in Colony).

Population, income & housing

	Colony	Garnett
Population	310	3,200
Median age	48.5 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,083	$46,875
Median home value	$51,400	$137,800
Median gross rent	$437	$909
Housing units	246	1,438
Homeownership rate	59.9%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colony	Garnett
Population	487 → 310 (-36.3%)	3,234 → 3,200 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $42,083 (-4.7%)	$38,512 → $46,875 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$52,600 → $51,400 (-2.3%)	$80,100 → $137,800 (+72.0%)
Median gross rent	$537 → $437 (-18.6%)	$695 → $909 (+30.8%)

Colony

Population

487310

Median household income

$44,167$42,083

Median home value

$52,600$51,400

Median gross rent

$537$437

Garnett

Population

3,2343,200

Median household income

$38,512$46,875

Median home value

$80,100$137,800

Median gross rent

$695$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colony	Garnett
Under 5	1.9%	8.5%
5 to 17	9.7%	20.0%
18 to 24	16.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	2.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.3%
45 to 54	14.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	12.9%	7.5%
75 and over	13.9%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colony	Garnett
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colony	Garnett
No high school diploma	15.2%	5.2%
High school graduate	43.0%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colony	Garnett
Drove alone	80.1%	87.1%
Carpooled	13.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colony	Garnett
1-unit, detached	87.8%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Colony	Garnett
Poverty rate	28.7%	6.0%
Average household size	1.66	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1943	1957