Potwin

Population: 562
Median household income: $38,833
Median home value: $95,000

Potwin, a community in Butler County, Kansas, has 562 residents. The median household income of $38,833 is below the Butler County median ($80,375).

From 2019 to 2023, Potwin's population grew 20.6% from 466 to 562, while its median home value rose 67.0% from $56,900 to $95,000.

Households average 2.27 people. The median gross rent is $856.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 562
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $38,833
Median home value: $95,000
Median gross rent: $856
Housing units: 264
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

466562

Median household income

$46,250$38,833

Median home value

$56,900$95,000

Median gross rent

$681$856

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	466	$46,250	$56,900	$681
2020	707	$41,618	$53,700	$746
2021	655	$36,250	$72,900	$675
2022	571	$43,750	$80,400	$744
2023	562	$38,833	$95,000	$856

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4421.0%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over18.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	2.7%
5 to 17	79	14.1%
18 to 24	47	8.4%
25 to 34	48	8.5%
35 to 44	118	21.0%
45 to 54	51	9.1%
55 to 64	67	11.9%
65 to 74	35	6.2%
75 and over	102	18.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	442	78.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	1.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	90	16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	8.1%
High school graduate	180	42.8%
Some college or associate's	154	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	42	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	192	87.7%
Carpooled	22	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28	13.0%
15 to 29 min	59	27.3%
30 to 44 min	80	37.0%
45 to 59 min	45	20.8%
60+ min	4	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 21.4% (120 of 562)

	Count	Share
Family households	199	80.2%
Nonfamily households	49	19.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	248	93.9%
Vacant	16	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	219	88.3%
Renter-occupied	29	11.7%

1-unit, detached95.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	252	95.5%
1-unit, attached	2	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2057300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9386, -97.0183