Grenola vs Longton

A side-by-side comparison of Grenola and Longton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Longton has the higher population (286 vs 149 in Grenola). Grenola has the higher median household income ($53,125 vs $40,938 in Longton). Grenola has the higher median home value ($45,000 vs $36,000 in Longton).

Population, income & housing

	Grenola	Longton
Population	149	286
Median age	60.3 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$40,938
Median home value	$45,000	$36,000
Median gross rent	$942	—
Housing units	94	169
Homeownership rate	86.2%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grenola	Longton
Population	170 → 149 (-12.4%)	340 → 286 (-15.9%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $53,125 (+21.4%)	$30,625 → $40,938 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$40,600 → $45,000 (+10.8%)	$28,200 → $36,000 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $942 (+73.2%)	$473 → $625 (+32.1%)

Grenola

Population

170149

Median household income

$43,750$53,125

Median home value

$40,600$45,000

Median gross rent

$544$942

Longton

Population

340286

Median household income

$30,625$40,938

Median home value

$28,200$36,000

Median gross rent

$473$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grenola	Longton
Under 5	2.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.1%	14.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	2.7%	5.6%
35 to 44	4.0%	6.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	17.5%
55 to 64	17.4%	17.5%
65 to 74	17.4%	14.7%
75 and over	21.5%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grenola	Longton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.5%
Two or more races	4.7%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grenola	Longton
No high school diploma	2.7%	1.4%
High school graduate	36.0%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grenola	Longton
Drove alone	76.4%	92.2%
Carpooled	9.1%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	3.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grenola	Longton
1-unit, detached	86.2%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Grenola	Longton
Poverty rate	15.4%	17.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1938	1955