Formoso vs Jewell

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

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

Jewell has the higher population (409 vs 81 in Formoso). Jewell has the higher median home value ($58,000 vs $37,500 in Formoso). Since 2019, Jewell's population has grown faster (+3.0% vs -49.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Formoso	Jewell
Population	81	409
Median age	57.5 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,878
Median home value	$37,500	$58,000
Median gross rent	—	$559
Housing units	55	228
Homeownership rate	97.6%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Formoso	Jewell
Population	161 → 81 (-49.7%)	397 → 409 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$34,375 → $19,615 (-42.9%)	$38,631 → $39,878 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$26,500 → $37,500 (+41.5%)	$46,000 → $58,000 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$454 → $559 (+23.1%)

Formoso

Population

16181

Median household income

$34,375$19,615

Median home value

$26,500$37,500

Jewell

Population

397409

Median household income

$38,631$39,878

Median home value

$46,000$58,000

Median gross rent

$454$559

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Formoso	Jewell
Under 5	6.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	20.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	8.6%	18.8%
45 to 54	6.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	6.2%	9.0%
65 to 74	19.8%	15.6%
75 and over	24.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Formoso	Jewell
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Formoso	Jewell
No high school diploma	6.7%	3.1%
High school graduate	55.0%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Formoso	Jewell
Drove alone	78.3%	81.9%
Carpooled	4.3%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Formoso	Jewell
1-unit, detached	90.9%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Formoso	Jewell
Poverty rate	14.8%	16.4%
Average household size	1.98	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	44	20
Median year structure built	1938	1938