Mound City vs Prescott

A side-by-side comparison of Mound City and Prescott: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mound City has the higher population (866 vs 275 in Prescott). Mound City has the higher median household income ($58,681 vs $40,000 in Prescott). Mound City has the higher median home value ($132,600 vs $42,500 in Prescott).

Population, income & housing

	Mound City	Prescott
Population	866	275
Median age	32.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,681	$40,000
Median home value	$132,600	$42,500
Median gross rent	$675	$844
Housing units	463	131
Homeownership rate	70.6%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mound City	Prescott
Population	1,088 → 866 (-20.4%)	261 → 275 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$43,203 → $58,681 (+35.8%)	$26,125 → $40,000 (+53.1%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $132,600 (+49.2%)	$47,200 → $42,500 (-10.0%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $675 (-4.4%)	$504 → $844 (+67.5%)

Mound City

Population

1,088866

Median household income

$43,203$58,681

Median home value

$88,900$132,600

Median gross rent

$706$675

Prescott

Population

261275

Median household income

$26,125$40,000

Median home value

$47,200$42,500

Median gross rent

$504$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mound City	Prescott
Under 5	7.4%	3.3%
5 to 17	25.2%	24.7%
18 to 24	3.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	20.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.5%
45 to 54	4.5%	4.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.2%
65 to 74	10.3%	4.4%
75 and over	5.3%	17.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mound City	Prescott
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	90.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mound City	Prescott
No high school diploma	1.6%	8.1%
High school graduate	38.7%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mound City	Prescott
Drove alone	83.1%	89.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mound City	Prescott
1-unit, detached	85.7%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Mound City	Prescott
Poverty rate	10.5%	19.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	34	22
Median year structure built	1954	1944