Downs vs Osborne

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

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

Osborne has the higher population (1,496 vs 663 in Downs). Downs has the higher median household income ($61,750 vs $48,333 in Osborne). Downs has the higher median home value ($109,900 vs $82,100 in Osborne).

Population, income & housing

	Downs	Osborne
Population	663	1,496
Median age	56.5 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,750	$48,333
Median home value	$109,900	$82,100
Median gross rent	$579	$580
Housing units	456	836
Homeownership rate	79.9%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downs	Osborne
Population	752 → 663 (-11.8%)	1,575 → 1,496 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$51,053 → $61,750 (+21.0%)	$41,023 → $48,333 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $109,900 (+34.2%)	$66,900 → $82,100 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$420 → $579 (+37.9%)	$556 → $580 (+4.3%)

Downs

Population

752663

Median household income

$51,053$61,750

Median home value

$81,900$109,900

Median gross rent

$420$579

Osborne

Population

1,5751,496

Median household income

$41,023$48,333

Median home value

$66,900$82,100

Median gross rent

$556$580

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downs	Osborne
Under 5	2.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.6%	14.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	10.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	7.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	16.3%
65 to 74	19.6%	13.0%
75 and over	21.1%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downs	Osborne
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downs	Osborne
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	22.4%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downs	Osborne
Drove alone	74.9%	83.4%
Carpooled	15.8%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.2%
Worked from home	0.6%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downs	Osborne
1-unit, detached	84.9%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Downs	Osborne
Poverty rate	9.0%	17.1%
Average household size	1.79	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	15	14
Median year structure built	1958	1953