Colby vs Levant

A side-by-side comparison of Colby and Levant: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colby has the higher population (5,389 vs 57 in Levant). Since 2019, Levant's population has grown faster (+418.2% vs -1.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Colby	Levant
Population	5,389	57
Median age	32.7 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,731	—
Median home value	$150,700	—
Median gross rent	$736	—
Housing units	2,443	32
Homeownership rate	69.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colby	Levant
Population	5,473 → 5,389 (-1.5%)	11 → 57 (+418.2%)
Median household income	$56,358 → $66,731 (+18.4%)	—
Median home value	$125,500 → $150,700 (+20.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$634 → $736 (+16.1%)	—

Colby

Population

5,4735,389

Median household income

$56,358$66,731

Median home value

$125,500$150,700

Median gross rent

$634$736

Levant

Population

1157

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colby	Levant
Under 5	6.4%	24.6%
5 to 17	19.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	12.8%	47.4%
25 to 34	13.8%	28.1%
35 to 44	8.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	0.0%
75 and over	8.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colby	Levant
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colby	Levant
No high school diploma	8.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.2%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colby	Levant
Drove alone	80.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colby	Levant
1-unit, detached	75.4%	21.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	78.1%

Poverty & households

	Colby	Levant
Poverty rate	8.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	10	—
Median year structure built	1968	1992