Scranton vs Vassar

A side-by-side comparison of Scranton and Vassar: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Scranton has the higher population (891 vs 870 in Vassar). Vassar has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $53,767 in Scranton). Vassar has the higher median home value ($170,700 vs $75,500 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Scranton	Vassar
Population	891	870
Median age	36.7 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,767	$72,083
Median home value	$75,500	$170,700
Median gross rent	$642	$1,132
Housing units	392	407
Homeownership rate	86.9%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scranton	Vassar
Population	585 → 891 (+52.3%)	799 → 870 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $53,767 (-4.4%)	$71,250 → $72,083 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $75,500 (-6.4%)	$128,000 → $170,700 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $642 (-10.5%)	$930 → $1,132 (+21.7%)

Scranton

Population

585891

Median household income

$56,250$53,767

Median home value

$80,700$75,500

Median gross rent

$717$642

Vassar

Population

799870

Median household income

$71,250$72,083

Median home value

$128,000$170,700

Median gross rent

$930$1,132

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scranton	Vassar
Under 5	5.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	24.1%	14.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	4.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	19.7%
55 to 64	10.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	9.4%
75 and over	11.2%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scranton	Vassar
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scranton	Vassar
No high school diploma	10.4%	4.4%
High school graduate	52.6%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scranton	Vassar
Drove alone	85.5%	82.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	6.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	9.9%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scranton	Vassar
1-unit, detached	76.5%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Scranton	Vassar
Poverty rate	18.9%	7.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	27	43
Median year structure built	1978	1980