Esbon vs Formoso

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

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

Formoso has the higher population (81 vs 59 in Esbon). Since 2019, Esbon's population has grown faster (-40.4% vs -49.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Esbon	Formoso
Population	59	81
Median age	60.5 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,167	—
Median home value	—	$37,500
Housing units	67	55
Homeownership rate	76.5%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Esbon	Formoso
Population	99 → 59 (-40.4%)	161 → 81 (-49.7%)
Median household income	$28,125 → $54,167 (+92.6%)	$34,375 → $19,615 (-42.9%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $50,000 (+33.3%)	$26,500 → $37,500 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $375 (-51.6%)	—

Esbon

Population

9959

Median household income

$28,125$54,167

Median home value

$37,500$50,000

Median gross rent

$775$375

Formoso

Population

16181

Median household income

$34,375$19,615

Median home value

$26,500$37,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Esbon	Formoso
Under 5	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	8.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	8.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	6.2%
55 to 64	20.3%	6.2%
65 to 74	37.3%	19.8%
75 and over	8.5%	24.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Esbon	Formoso
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.5%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Esbon	Formoso
No high school diploma	16.7%	6.7%
High school graduate	42.6%	55.0%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Esbon	Formoso
Drove alone	83.3%	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	16.7%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Esbon	Formoso
1-unit, detached	91.0%	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	9.0%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Esbon	Formoso
Poverty rate	8.5%	14.8%
Average household size	1.74	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	17	44
Median year structure built	1951	1938