Brownell vs Ransom

A side-by-side comparison of Brownell and Ransom: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ransom has the higher population (261 vs 18 in Brownell). Since 2019, Ransom's population has grown faster (-20.7% vs -70.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Brownell	Ransom
Population	18	261
Median age	72.7 yrs	62.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,625
Median home value	—	$55,000
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	20	152
Homeownership rate	66.7%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brownell	Ransom
Population	60 → 18 (-70.0%)	329 → 261 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$20,000 → $26,875 (+34.4%)	$41,806 → $45,625 (+9.1%)
Median home value	—	$49,200 → $55,000 (+11.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$550 → $675 (+22.7%)

Brownell

Population

6018

Median household income

$20,000$26,875

Ransom

Population

329261

Median household income

$41,806$45,625

Median home value

$49,200$55,000

Median gross rent

$550$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brownell	Ransom
Under 5	11.1%	2.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	6.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	3.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	20.3%
65 to 74	38.9%	18.8%
75 and over	38.9%	21.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brownell	Ransom
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brownell	Ransom
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	43.8%	57.7%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brownell	Ransom
Drove alone	100.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	17.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brownell	Ransom
1-unit, detached	90.0%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	0.7%
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	5.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Brownell	Ransom
Poverty rate	27.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.00	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1948	1961