Axtell vs Blue Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of Axtell and Blue Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blue Rapids has the higher population (918 vs 466 in Axtell). Axtell has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $51,136 in Blue Rapids). Axtell has the higher median home value ($126,300 vs $55,200 in Blue Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Axtell	Blue Rapids
Population	466	918
Median age	42.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$51,136
Median home value	$126,300	$55,200
Median gross rent	$833	$775
Housing units	162	452
Homeownership rate	75.0%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Axtell	Blue Rapids
Population	390 → 466 (+19.5%)	1,247 → 918 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $58,750 (+10.6%)	$49,167 → $51,136 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $126,300 (+40.3%)	$80,900 → $55,200 (-31.8%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $833 (+12.7%)	$599 → $775 (+29.4%)

Axtell

Population

390466

Median household income

$53,125$58,750

Median home value

$90,000$126,300

Median gross rent

$739$833

Blue Rapids

Population

1,247918

Median household income

$49,167$51,136

Median home value

$80,900$55,200

Median gross rent

$599$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Axtell	Blue Rapids
Under 5	9.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	12.6%
25 to 34	10.7%	6.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.5%
45 to 54	5.4%	14.4%
55 to 64	10.1%	13.0%
65 to 74	26.0%	12.2%
75 and over	4.3%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Axtell	Blue Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Axtell	Blue Rapids
No high school diploma	3.5%	13.7%
High school graduate	28.0%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Axtell	Blue Rapids
Drove alone	72.5%	89.5%
Carpooled	14.6%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	0.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Axtell	Blue Rapids
1-unit, detached	90.7%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Axtell	Blue Rapids
Poverty rate	4.5%	8.6%
Average household size	3.07	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1972	1953