McCracken vs Otis

A side-by-side comparison of McCracken and Otis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Otis has the higher population (434 vs 120 in McCracken). Otis has the higher median household income ($61,111 vs $39,375 in McCracken). Otis has the higher median home value ($63,100 vs $29,100 in McCracken).

Population, income & housing

	McCracken	Otis
Population	120	434
Median age	47.0 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,375	$61,111
Median home value	$29,100	$63,100
Median gross rent	—	$964
Housing units	96	148
Homeownership rate	90.9%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCracken	Otis
Population	141 → 120 (-14.9%)	218 → 434 (+99.1%)
Median household income	$50,132 → $39,375 (-21.5%)	$33,333 → $61,111 (+83.3%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $29,100 (-29.5%)	$35,000 → $63,100 (+80.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$600 → $964 (+60.7%)

McCracken

Population

141120

Median household income

$50,132$39,375

Median home value

$41,300$29,100

Otis

Population

218434

Median household income

$33,333$61,111

Median home value

$35,000$63,100

Median gross rent

$600$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCracken	Otis
Under 5	1.7%	14.1%
5 to 17	10.0%	25.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	8.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	24.2%	7.1%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	21.7%	9.7%
75 and over	1.7%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCracken	Otis
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.8%
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	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCracken	Otis
No high school diploma	7.4%	13.8%
High school graduate	22.3%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	57.4%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCracken	Otis
Drove alone	85.4%	88.8%
Carpooled	14.6%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCracken	Otis
1-unit, detached	99.0%	98.0%
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	1.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	McCracken	Otis
Poverty rate	15.8%	17.5%
Average household size	1.82	3.56
Mean commute (minutes)	29	35
Median year structure built	1938	1938