Iuka vs Sawyer

A side-by-side comparison of Iuka and Sawyer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iuka has the higher population (226 vs 119 in Sawyer). Sawyer has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $40,192 in Iuka). Iuka has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $60,000 in Sawyer).

Population, income & housing

	Iuka	Sawyer
Population	226	119
Median age	56.5 yrs	26.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,192	$43,750
Median home value	$100,000	$60,000
Median gross rent	$1,099	$725
Housing units	120	90
Homeownership rate	48.3%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	1.7%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iuka	Sawyer
Population	188 → 226 (+20.2%)	157 → 119 (-24.2%)
Median household income	$47,019 → $40,192 (-14.5%)	$46,875 → $43,750 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$63,300 → $100,000 (+58.0%)	$32,700 → $60,000 (+83.5%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,099 (+15.7%)	$563 → $725 (+28.8%)

Iuka

Population

188226

Median household income

$47,019$40,192

Median home value

$63,300$100,000

Median gross rent

$950$1,099

Sawyer

Population

157119

Median household income

$46,875$43,750

Median home value

$32,700$60,000

Median gross rent

$563$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iuka	Sawyer
Under 5	1.3%	17.6%
5 to 17	16.8%	10.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	21.8%
25 to 34	4.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	7.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	0.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	32.3%	10.1%
75 and over	7.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iuka	Sawyer
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	100.0%
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	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iuka	Sawyer
No high school diploma	12.3%	28.3%
High school graduate	26.9%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30.4%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iuka	Sawyer
Drove alone	81.6%	83.7%
Carpooled	13.2%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.1%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iuka	Sawyer
1-unit, detached	95.8%	93.3%
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	4.2%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Iuka	Sawyer
Poverty rate	2.2%	5.0%
Average household size	1.95	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1946	1938