Medicine Lodge

Population: 1,518
Median household income: $54,663
Median home value: $80,200

Medicine Lodge is a community in Barber County, Kansas, home to 1,518 residents. The median household income of $54,663 is below the Barber County median ($57,615).

Between 2019 and 2023, Medicine Lodge's population declined 12.0% from 1,725 to 1,518, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $68,100 to $80,200.

The typical home was built around 1953. 11.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,518
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,663
Median home value: $80,200
Median gross rent: $711
Housing units: 884
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7251,518

Median household income

$48,306$54,663

Median home value

$68,100$80,200

Median gross rent

$528$711

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,725	$48,306	$68,100	$528
2020	1,546	$48,052	$69,800	$597
2021	1,364	$49,746	$69,300	$623
2022	1,377	$53,156	$74,100	$703
2023	1,518	$54,663	$80,200	$711

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	6.6%
5 to 17	220	14.5%
18 to 24	153	10.1%
25 to 34	158	10.4%
35 to 44	102	6.7%
45 to 54	154	10.1%
55 to 64	255	16.8%
65 to 74	257	16.9%
75 and over	119	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,380	90.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	1.8%
Asian	21	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	21	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	5.6%
High school graduate	343	32.8%
Some college or associate's	394	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	187	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	63	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone87.2%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	659	87.2%
Carpooled	50	6.6%
Public transit	6	0.8%
Walked	20	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	525	71.4%
15 to 29 min	51	6.9%
30 to 44 min	80	10.9%
45 to 59 min	60	8.2%
60+ min	19	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 11.2% (162 of 1,451)

	Count	Share
Family households	383	56.2%
Nonfamily households	298	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	681	77.0%
Vacant	203	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	487	71.5%
Renter-occupied	194	28.5%

1-unit, detached89.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	791	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28	3.2%
5 to 19 units	31	3.5%
20 or more units	34	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2045500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2851, -98.5812