Colby vs Menlo

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

Colby and Menlo 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 33 in Menlo). Menlo has the higher median household income ($71,667 vs $66,731 in Colby). Colby has the higher median home value ($150,700 vs $147,500 in Menlo).

Population, income & housing

	Colby	Menlo
Population	5,389	33
Median age	32.7 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,731	$71,667
Median home value	$150,700	$147,500
Median gross rent	$736	—
Housing units	2,443	12
Homeownership rate	69.6%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colby	Menlo
Population	5,473 → 5,389 (-1.5%)	49 → 33 (-32.7%)
Median household income	$56,358 → $66,731 (+18.4%)	$83,333 → $71,667 (-14.0%)
Median home value	$125,500 → $150,700 (+20.1%)	$120,800 → $147,500 (+22.1%)
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

Menlo

Population

4933

Median household income

$83,333$71,667

Median home value

$120,800$147,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colby	Menlo
Under 5	6.4%	12.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	30.3%
18 to 24	12.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	18.2%
35 to 44	8.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	15.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	3.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.1%
75 and over	8.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colby	Menlo
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	72.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	6.1%
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%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colby	Menlo
No high school diploma	8.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.2%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colby	Menlo
Drove alone	80.9%	50.0%
Carpooled	6.6%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	10.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	20.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colby	Menlo
1-unit, detached	75.4%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colby	Menlo
Poverty rate	8.2%	15.2%
Average household size	2.37	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	10	21
Median year structure built	1968	1950