Colony

Population: 310
Median household income: $42,083
Median home value: $51,400

Colony is a community in Anderson County, Kansas, home to 310 residents. Its median household income of $42,083 runs below the Anderson County figure of $64,925.

From 2019 to 2023, Colony's population declined 36.3% from 487 to 310, while its median home value fell 2.3% from $52,600 to $51,400.

The typical home was built around 1943. 28.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 310
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $42,083
Median home value: $51,400
Median gross rent: $437
Housing units: 246
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

487310

Median household income

$44,167$42,083

Median home value

$52,600$51,400

Median gross rent

$537$437

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	487	$44,167	$52,600	$537
2020	456	$37,500	$48,300	$550
2021	384	$39,531	$46,900	$517
2022	358	$44,286	$49,800	$500
2023	310	$42,083	$51,400	$437

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 2416.5%

25 to 342.6%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over13.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	1.9%
5 to 17	30	9.7%
18 to 24	51	16.5%
25 to 34	8	2.6%
35 to 44	37	11.9%
45 to 54	45	14.5%
55 to 64	50	16.1%
65 to 74	40	12.9%
75 and over	43	13.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	279	90.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	15.2%
High school graduate	96	43.0%
Some college or associate's	81	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	9	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	117	80.1%
Carpooled	19	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	6.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	33.6%
15 to 29 min	58	42.3%
30 to 44 min	22	16.1%
45 to 59 min	5	3.6%
60+ min	6	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.66
Poverty rate: 28.7% (89 of 310)

	Count	Share
Family households	77	41.2%
Nonfamily households	110	58.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	187	76.0%
Vacant	59	24.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	112	59.9%
Renter-occupied	75	40.1%

1-unit, detached87.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	216	87.8%
1-unit, attached	1	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2014950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.0728, -95.3622