Bushong vs Neosho Rapids

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

Bushong 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 44 in Bushong). Neosho Rapids has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $37,708 in Bushong). Since 2019, Bushong's population has grown faster (+388.9% vs +8.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Bushong	Neosho Rapids
Population	44	305
Median age	45.6 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,708	$75,000
Median home value	—	$79,400
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	15	101
Homeownership rate	72.7%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bushong	Neosho Rapids
Population	9 → 44 (+388.9%)	280 → 305 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$25,000 → $37,708 (+50.8%)	$45,417 → $75,000 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$13,100 → $13,800 (+5.3%)	$56,100 → $79,400 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$713 → $567 (-20.5%)

Bushong

Population

944

Median household income

$25,000$37,708

Median home value

$13,100$13,800

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)

	Bushong	Neosho Rapids
Under 5	4.5%	19.0%
5 to 17	6.8%	25.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	4.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	4.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	63.6%	7.2%
55 to 64	6.8%	9.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	4.3%
75 and over	2.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bushong	Neosho Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	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	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bushong	Neosho Rapids
No high school diploma	7.7%	13.6%
High school graduate	82.1%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bushong	Neosho Rapids
Drove alone	100.0%	80.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bushong	Neosho Rapids
1-unit, detached	86.7%	79.2%
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	13.3%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Bushong	Neosho Rapids
Poverty rate	15.9%	1.3%
Average household size	4.00	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1938	1969