Kiowa

Population: 780
Median household income: $62,031
Median home value: $69,500

Kiowa is a community in Barber County, Kansas, home to 780 residents. The median household income of $62,031 is above the Barber County median ($57,615).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kiowa's population declined 7.1% from 840 to 780, while its median home value fell 1.4% from $70,500 to $69,500.

Owners occupy 83.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 780
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,031
Median home value: $69,500
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 503
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

840780

Median household income

$47,969$62,031

Median home value

$70,500$69,500

Median gross rent

$525$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	840	$47,969	$70,500	$525
2020	852	$51,667	$59,000	$390
2021	743	$49,931	$66,400	$481
2022	785	$51,806	$74,200	$450
2023	780	$62,031	$69,500	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	6.4%
5 to 17	124	15.9%
18 to 24	43	5.5%
25 to 34	84	10.8%
35 to 44	117	15.0%
45 to 54	80	10.3%
55 to 64	73	9.4%
65 to 74	129	16.5%
75 and over	80	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	704	90.3%
Black or African American	7	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	1.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.9%
Two or more races	30	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree30.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	2.8%
High school graduate	151	26.8%
Some college or associate's	199	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	170	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle3.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	389	88.6%
Carpooled	11	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	3.9%
Bicycle	13	3.0%
Worked from home	4	0.9%
Other means	5	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	255	58.6%
15 to 29 min	104	23.9%
30 to 44 min	71	16.3%
45 to 59 min	2	0.5%
60+ min	3	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 13.5% (102 of 757)

	Count	Share
Family households	212	59.1%
Nonfamily households	147	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	359	71.4%
Vacant	144	28.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	299	83.3%
Renter-occupied	60	16.7%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	444	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	1.0%
5 to 19 units	16	3.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2037125
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0174, -98.4848