Alexander vs Bison

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander and Bison: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bison has the higher population (201 vs 32 in Alexander). Bison has the higher median household income ($63,250 vs $23,750 in Alexander). Bison has the higher median home value ($51,000 vs $32,500 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Bison
Population	32	201
Median age	69.0 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$23,750	$63,250
Median home value	$32,500	$51,000
Housing units	33	122
Homeownership rate	82.6%	97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	22.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Bison
Population	74 → 32 (-56.8%)	167 → 201 (+20.4%)
Median household income	$20,313 → $23,750 (+16.9%)	$39,688 → $63,250 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$38,500 → $32,500 (-15.6%)	$52,500 → $51,000 (-2.9%)

Alexander

Population

7432

Median household income

$20,313$23,750

Median home value

$38,500$32,500

Bison

Population

167201

Median household income

$39,688$63,250

Median home value

$52,500$51,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Bison
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	14.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	20.4%
35 to 44	9.4%	2.0%
45 to 54	15.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	22.4%
65 to 74	15.6%	12.4%
75 and over	37.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Bison
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	70.6%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Bison
No high school diploma	3.4%	2.8%
High school graduate	37.9%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	51.7%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Bison
Drove alone	77.8%	93.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	11.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Bison
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Bison
Poverty rate	12.5%	24.4%
Average household size	1.39	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	47	19
Median year structure built	1945	1938