Burr Oak vs Formoso

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

Burr Oak and Formoso 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 81 in Formoso). Formoso has the higher median home value ($37,500 vs $25,800 in Burr Oak). Since 2019, Burr Oak's population has grown faster (-30.5% vs -49.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Oak	Formoso
Population	114	81
Median age	58.8 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$31,667	—
Median home value	$25,800	$37,500
Housing units	118	55
Homeownership rate	100.0%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Oak	Formoso
Population	164 → 114 (-30.5%)	161 → 81 (-49.7%)
Median household income	$30,781 → $31,667 (+2.9%)	$34,375 → $19,615 (-42.9%)
Median home value	$31,800 → $25,800 (-18.9%)	$26,500 → $37,500 (+41.5%)

Burr Oak

Population

164114

Median household income

$30,781$31,667

Median home value

$31,800$25,800

Formoso

Population

16181

Median household income

$34,375$19,615

Median home value

$26,500$37,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Oak	Formoso
Under 5	4.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	10.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	1.8%	8.6%
35 to 44	7.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	14.9%	6.2%
55 to 64	15.8%	6.2%
65 to 74	29.8%	19.8%
75 and over	9.6%	24.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Oak	Formoso
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.5%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Oak	Formoso
No high school diploma	13.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	44.4%	55.0%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Oak	Formoso
Drove alone	90.9%	78.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Oak	Formoso
1-unit, detached	89.0%	90.9%
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%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Burr Oak	Formoso
Poverty rate	13.2%	14.8%
Average household size	1.97	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	16	44
Median year structure built	1938	1938