Horton

Population: 1,708
Median household income: $41,650
Median home value: $74,600

Located in Brown County, Kansas, Horton is a community with a population of 1,708. The median household income of $41,650 is below the Brown County median ($58,886).

Between 2019 and 2023, Horton's population declined 2.4% from 1,750 to 1,708, while its median home value rose 16.9% from $63,800 to $74,600.

13.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,708
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,650
Median home value: $74,600
Median gross rent: $665
Housing units: 847
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7501,708

Median household income

$38,529$41,650

Median home value

$63,800$74,600

Median gross rent

$581$665

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,750	$38,529	$63,800	$581
2020	1,829	$41,250	$64,500	$596
2021	1,748	$40,000	$68,900	$583
2022	1,704	$41,518	$69,000	$627
2023	1,708	$41,650	$74,600	$665

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	137	8.0%
5 to 17	356	20.8%
18 to 24	107	6.3%
25 to 34	196	11.5%
35 to 44	159	9.3%
45 to 54	170	10.0%
55 to 64	194	11.4%
65 to 74	184	10.8%
75 and over	205	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,266	74.1%
Black or African American	32	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	108	6.3%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.4%
Two or more races	100	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	192	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	7.0%
High school graduate	493	44.5%
Some college or associate's	387	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	105	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	45	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	488	80.9%
Carpooled	68	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	2.7%
Other means	18	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	270	46.0%
15 to 29 min	156	26.6%
30 to 44 min	79	13.5%
45 to 59 min	16	2.7%
60+ min	66	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 26.0% (425 of 1,634)

	Count	Share
Family households	374	56.4%
Nonfamily households	289	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	663	78.3%
Vacant	184	21.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	385	58.1%
Renter-occupied	278	41.9%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	684	80.8%
1-unit, attached	5	0.6%
2 to 4 units	100	11.8%
5 to 19 units	29	3.4%
20 or more units	10	1.2%
Mobile home & other	19	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2033200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.6638, -95.5325