Fowler vs Plains

A side-by-side comparison of Fowler and Plains: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Plains has the higher population (1,308 vs 507 in Fowler). Plains has the higher median household income ($75,500 vs $47,250 in Fowler). Plains has the higher median home value ($127,700 vs $108,800 in Fowler).

Population, income & housing

	Fowler	Plains
Population	507	1,308
Median age	37.8 yrs	26.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,250	$75,500
Median home value	$108,800	$127,700
Median gross rent	$915	$785
Housing units	254	491
Homeownership rate	58.9%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fowler	Plains
Population	509 → 507 (-0.4%)	1,161 → 1,308 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$39,313 → $47,250 (+20.2%)	$64,783 → $75,500 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$61,000 → $108,800 (+78.4%)	$87,400 → $127,700 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $915 (+48.3%)	$640 → $785 (+22.7%)

Fowler

Population

509507

Median household income

$39,313$47,250

Median home value

$61,000$108,800

Median gross rent

$617$915

Plains

Population

1,1611,308

Median household income

$64,783$75,500

Median home value

$87,400$127,700

Median gross rent

$640$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fowler	Plains
Under 5	5.1%	11.6%
5 to 17	24.9%	22.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	9.1%
65 to 74	11.0%	3.2%
75 and over	10.5%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fowler	Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	63.5%	45.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	30.6%	48.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fowler	Plains
No high school diploma	17.0%	29.0%
High school graduate	18.3%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fowler	Plains
Drove alone	68.5%	85.9%
Carpooled	26.8%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fowler	Plains
1-unit, detached	85.4%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Fowler	Plains
Poverty rate	12.8%	10.4%
Average household size	2.50	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1954	1968