Beloit vs Simpson

A side-by-side comparison of Beloit and Simpson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Beloit has the higher population (3,141 vs 149 in Simpson). Simpson has the higher median household income ($60,078 vs $50,865 in Beloit). Beloit has the higher median home value ($99,100 vs $25,800 in Simpson).

Population, income & housing

	Beloit	Simpson
Population	3,141	149
Median age	39.2 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,865	$60,078
Median home value	$99,100	$25,800
Median gross rent	$739	—
Housing units	1,663	70
Homeownership rate	62.0%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beloit	Simpson
Population	3,793 → 3,141 (-17.2%)	58 → 149 (+156.9%)
Median household income	$46,149 → $50,865 (+10.2%)	$47,917 → $60,078 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$93,200 → $99,100 (+6.3%)	$18,300 → $25,800 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $739 (+28.3%)	—

Beloit

Population

3,7933,141

Median household income

$46,149$50,865

Median home value

$93,200$99,100

Median gross rent

$576$739

Simpson

Population

58149

Median household income

$47,917$60,078

Median home value

$18,300$25,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beloit	Simpson
Under 5	5.4%	17.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	11.2%	2.7%
25 to 34	7.1%	30.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	6.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	2.7%
75 and over	11.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beloit	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beloit	Simpson
No high school diploma	7.8%	2.1%
High school graduate	28.9%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beloit	Simpson
Drove alone	77.6%	97.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	2.8%
Public transit	3.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beloit	Simpson
1-unit, detached	75.5%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Beloit	Simpson
Poverty rate	16.6%	7.4%
Average household size	2.11	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	11	20
Median year structure built	1959	1953