Bronson vs Mapleton

A side-by-side comparison of Bronson and Mapleton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bronson has the higher population (573 vs 269 in Mapleton). Since 2019, Mapleton's population has grown faster (+131.9% vs +122.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bronson	Mapleton
Population	573	269
Median age	25.3 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	—
Median home value	$59,000	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,110
Housing units	191	69
Homeownership rate	87.3%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronson	Mapleton
Population	258 → 573 (+122.1%)	116 → 269 (+131.9%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $71,250 (+96.6%)	$43,125 → $31,000 (-28.1%)
Median home value	$40,000 → $59,000 (+47.5%)	$26,700 → $27,500 (+3.0%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $817 (+10.4%)	$991 → $1,110 (+12.0%)

Bronson

Population

258573

Median household income

$36,250$71,250

Median home value

$40,000$59,000

Median gross rent

$740$817

Mapleton

Population

116269

Median household income

$43,125$31,000

Median home value

$26,700$27,500

Median gross rent

$991$1,110

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronson	Mapleton
Under 5	13.6%	2.6%
5 to 17	30.4%	9.3%
18 to 24	5.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	22.7%
35 to 44	14.8%	4.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	5.9%
55 to 64	6.1%	49.8%
65 to 74	4.0%	2.6%
75 and over	1.7%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronson	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	26.8%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	18.2%
Two or more races	7.7%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	49.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronson	Mapleton
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	34.4%	76.8%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronson	Mapleton
Drove alone	74.7%	91.2%
Carpooled	21.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	8.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronson	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	82.2%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Bronson	Mapleton
Poverty rate	27.3%	1.5%
Average household size	3.63	4.80
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1974	1963