Burr Oak vs Esbon

A side-by-side comparison of Burr Oak and Esbon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Burr Oak has the higher population (114 vs 59 in Esbon). Esbon has the higher median household income ($54,167 vs $31,667 in Burr Oak). Since 2019, Burr Oak's population has grown faster (-30.5% vs -40.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Oak	Esbon
Population	114	59
Median age	58.8 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$31,667	$54,167
Median home value	$25,800	—
Housing units	118	67
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Oak	Esbon
Population	164 → 114 (-30.5%)	99 → 59 (-40.4%)
Median household income	$30,781 → $31,667 (+2.9%)	$28,125 → $54,167 (+92.6%)
Median home value	$31,800 → $25,800 (-18.9%)	$37,500 → $50,000 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $375 (-51.6%)

Burr Oak

Population

164114

Median household income

$30,781$31,667

Median home value

$31,800$25,800

Esbon

Population

9959

Median household income

$28,125$54,167

Median home value

$37,500$50,000

Median gross rent

$775$375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Oak	Esbon
Under 5	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	8.5%
18 to 24	6.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	1.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	14.9%	13.6%
55 to 64	15.8%	20.3%
65 to 74	29.8%	37.3%
75 and over	9.6%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Oak	Esbon
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Oak	Esbon
No high school diploma	13.3%	16.7%
High school graduate	44.4%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Oak	Esbon
Drove alone	90.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	16.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Oak	Esbon
1-unit, detached	89.0%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	11.0%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Burr Oak	Esbon
Poverty rate	13.2%	8.5%
Average household size	1.97	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1938	1951