Neosho Rapids vs Reading

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

Neosho Rapids and Reading 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 195 in Reading). Neosho Rapids has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $65,938 in Reading). Neosho Rapids has the higher median home value ($79,400 vs $47,700 in Reading).

Population, income & housing

	Neosho Rapids	Reading
Population	305	195
Median age	23.5 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$65,938
Median home value	$79,400	$47,700
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	101	83
Homeownership rate	91.5%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Neosho Rapids	Reading
Population	280 → 305 (+8.9%)	219 → 195 (-11.0%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $75,000 (+65.1%)	$53,125 → $65,938 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$56,100 → $79,400 (+41.5%)	$61,000 → $47,700 (-21.8%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $567 (-20.5%)	$750 → $675 (-10.0%)

Neosho Rapids

Population

280305

Median household income

$45,417$75,000

Median home value

$56,100$79,400

Median gross rent

$713$567

Reading

Population

219195

Median household income

$53,125$65,938

Median home value

$61,000$47,700

Median gross rent

$750$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Neosho Rapids	Reading
Under 5	19.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	25.9%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	13.3%
25 to 34	9.2%	14.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.2%
45 to 54	7.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	4.3%	12.3%
75 and over	6.2%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Neosho Rapids	Reading
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	88.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Neosho Rapids	Reading
No high school diploma	13.6%	3.8%
High school graduate	21.8%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Neosho Rapids	Reading
Drove alone	80.3%	93.9%
Carpooled	18.1%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Neosho Rapids	Reading
1-unit, detached	79.2%	92.8%
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	20.8%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Neosho Rapids	Reading
Poverty rate	1.3%	8.8%
Average household size	3.66	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1969	1972