Downs vs Natoma

A side-by-side comparison of Downs and Natoma: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Downs has the higher population (663 vs 371 in Natoma). Downs has the higher median household income ($61,750 vs $51,250 in Natoma). Downs has the higher median home value ($109,900 vs $25,900 in Natoma).

Population, income & housing

	Downs	Natoma
Population	663	371
Median age	56.5 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,750	$51,250
Median home value	$109,900	$25,900
Median gross rent	$579	$619
Housing units	456	259
Homeownership rate	79.9%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downs	Natoma
Population	752 → 663 (-11.8%)	273 → 371 (+35.9%)
Median household income	$51,053 → $61,750 (+21.0%)	$51,000 → $51,250 (+0.5%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $109,900 (+34.2%)	$33,500 → $25,900 (-22.7%)
Median gross rent	$420 → $579 (+37.9%)	$518 → $619 (+19.5%)

Downs

Population

752663

Median household income

$51,053$61,750

Median home value

$81,900$109,900

Median gross rent

$420$579

Natoma

Population

273371

Median household income

$51,000$51,250

Median home value

$33,500$25,900

Median gross rent

$518$619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downs	Natoma
Under 5	2.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.6%	25.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	0.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	5.1%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	10.3%	27.8%
65 to 74	19.6%	5.4%
75 and over	21.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downs	Natoma
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downs	Natoma
No high school diploma	6.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	22.4%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downs	Natoma
Drove alone	74.9%	75.3%
Carpooled	15.8%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downs	Natoma
1-unit, detached	84.9%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Downs	Natoma
Poverty rate	9.0%	3.5%
Average household size	1.79	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	15	13
Median year structure built	1958	1941