Bushton vs Geneseo

A side-by-side comparison of Bushton and Geneseo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bushton has the higher population (237 vs 224 in Geneseo). Bushton has the higher median household income ($38,906 vs $36,607 in Geneseo). Bushton has the higher median home value ($43,800 vs $42,400 in Geneseo).

Population, income & housing

	Bushton	Geneseo
Population	237	224
Median age	66.2 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,906	$36,607
Median home value	$43,800	$42,400
Median gross rent	$617	$725
Housing units	182	125
Homeownership rate	95.2%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bushton	Geneseo
Population	322 → 237 (-26.4%)	264 → 224 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$64,250 → $38,906 (-39.4%)	$36,339 → $36,607 (+0.7%)
Median home value	$45,600 → $43,800 (-3.9%)	$31,200 → $42,400 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $617 (-24.6%)	$426 → $725 (+70.2%)

Bushton

Population

322237

Median household income

$64,250$38,906

Median home value

$45,600$43,800

Median gross rent

$818$617

Geneseo

Population

264224

Median household income

$36,339$36,607

Median home value

$31,200$42,400

Median gross rent

$426$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bushton	Geneseo
Under 5	5.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	2.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	6.8%	8.5%
35 to 44	3.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	4.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	23.6%	17.4%
75 and over	27.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bushton	Geneseo
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	78.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bushton	Geneseo
No high school diploma	5.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	23.2%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	57.3%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bushton	Geneseo
Drove alone	80.0%	88.9%
Carpooled	12.9%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bushton	Geneseo
1-unit, detached	99.5%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Bushton	Geneseo
Poverty rate	8.4%	15.2%
Average household size	1.90	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1948	1952