Allen vs Neosho Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of Allen and Neosho Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Neosho Rapids has the higher population (305 vs 276 in Allen). Neosho Rapids has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $56,157 in Allen). Neosho Rapids has the higher median home value ($79,400 vs $54,100 in Allen).

Population, income & housing

	Allen	Neosho Rapids
Population	276	305
Median age	35.8 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,157	$75,000
Median home value	$54,100	$79,400
Median gross rent	$483	—
Housing units	140	101
Homeownership rate	57.6%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen	Neosho Rapids
Population	168 → 276 (+64.3%)	280 → 305 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $56,157 (+44.0%)	$45,417 → $75,000 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$60,800 → $54,100 (-11.0%)	$56,100 → $79,400 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$492 → $483 (-1.8%)	$713 → $567 (-20.5%)

Allen

Population

168276

Median household income

$39,000$56,157

Median home value

$60,800$54,100

Median gross rent

$492$483

Neosho Rapids

Population

280305

Median household income

$45,417$75,000

Median home value

$56,100$79,400

Median gross rent

$713$567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen	Neosho Rapids
Under 5	0.7%	19.0%
5 to 17	21.4%	25.9%
18 to 24	20.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	6.2%	9.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	7.2%
55 to 64	5.1%	9.8%
65 to 74	18.8%	4.3%
75 and over	5.1%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen	Neosho Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	2.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen	Neosho Rapids
No high school diploma	8.8%	13.6%
High school graduate	27.7%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	50.3%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen	Neosho Rapids
Drove alone	90.0%	80.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen	Neosho Rapids
1-unit, detached	62.1%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	25.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Allen	Neosho Rapids
Poverty rate	10.1%	1.3%
Average household size	2.09	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1950	1969