Powhattan vs Reserve

A side-by-side comparison of Powhattan and Reserve: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Powhattan has the higher population (89 vs 85 in Reserve). Since 2019, Reserve's population has grown faster (+70.0% vs +20.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Powhattan	Reserve
Population	89	85
Median age	32.8 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,036	$433
Housing units	39	45
Homeownership rate	59.4%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powhattan	Reserve
Population	74 → 89 (+20.3%)	50 → 85 (+70.0%)
Median household income	$29,375 → $45,000 (+53.2%)	$33,750 → $39,375 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$22,500 → $47,500 (+111.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$638 → $1,036 (+62.4%)	$325 → $433 (+33.2%)

Powhattan

Population

7489

Median household income

$29,375$45,000

Median home value

$22,500$47,500

Median gross rent

$638$1,036

Reserve

Population

5085

Median household income

$33,750$39,375

Median gross rent

$325$433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Powhattan	Reserve
Under 5	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	37.1%	38.8%
18 to 24	1.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.5%	23.5%
35 to 44	27.0%	1.2%
45 to 54	1.1%	15.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	4.7%
75 and over	12.4%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powhattan	Reserve
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	72.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.0%	7.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powhattan	Reserve
No high school diploma	6.3%	25.0%
High school graduate	62.5%	61.5%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	11.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powhattan	Reserve
Drove alone	90.5%	92.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powhattan	Reserve
1-unit, detached	71.8%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	20.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	25.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Powhattan	Reserve
Poverty rate	46.1%	3.5%
Average household size	2.78	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1948	1943