Dearing vs Sycamore

A side-by-side comparison of Dearing and Sycamore: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dearing has the higher population (325 vs 43 in Sycamore). Since 2019, Dearing's population has grown faster (-39.4% vs -79.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Dearing	Sycamore
Population	325	43
Median age	53.6 yrs	55.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,688	—
Median home value	$81,000	—
Median gross rent	$554	—
Housing units	177	42
Homeownership rate	88.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	62.8%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dearing	Sycamore
Population	536 → 325 (-39.4%)	205 → 43 (-79.0%)
Median household income	$56,288 → $59,688 (+6.0%)	$89,583 → $150,509 (+68.0%)
Median home value	$49,900 → $81,000 (+62.3%)	$86,600 → $185,400 (+114.1%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $554 (-29.7%)	—

Dearing

Population

536325

Median household income

$56,288$59,688

Median home value

$49,900$81,000

Median gross rent

$788$554

Sycamore

Population

20543

Median household income

$89,583$150,509

Median home value

$86,600$185,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dearing	Sycamore
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.8%	37.2%
35 to 44	8.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	20.3%	62.8%
65 to 74	14.5%	0.0%
75 and over	13.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dearing	Sycamore
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.4%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dearing	Sycamore
No high school diploma	18.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.5%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	62.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dearing	Sycamore
Drove alone	76.7%	51.9%
Carpooled	18.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	48.1%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dearing	Sycamore
1-unit, detached	70.6%	100.0%
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	29.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dearing	Sycamore
Poverty rate	14.5%	37.2%
Average household size	2.20	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1973	1938