Coldwater

Population: 667
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $73,100

Located in Comanche County, Kansas, Coldwater is a community with a population of 667. Its median household income of $46,250 runs below the Comanche County figure of $49,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Coldwater's population declined 19.8% from 832 to 667, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $53,800 to $73,100.

89.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1941.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 667
Median age: 61.1 yrs
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $73,100
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 508
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

832667

Median household income

$49,375$46,250

Median home value

$53,800$73,100

Median gross rent

$531$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	832	$49,375	$53,800	$531
2020	828	$40,871	$61,700	$588
2021	776	$43,377	$61,200	$705
2022	693	$45,625	$62,000	$693
2023	667	$46,250	$73,100	$744

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 543.4%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7422.6%

75 and over18.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	1.3%
5 to 17	72	10.8%
18 to 24	65	9.7%
25 to 34	50	7.5%
35 to 44	68	10.2%
45 to 54	23	3.4%
55 to 64	106	15.9%
65 to 74	151	22.6%
75 and over	123	18.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	620	93.0%
Black or African American	4	0.6%
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	29	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's51.2%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	7.7%
High school graduate	131	25.1%
Some college or associate's	267	51.2%
Bachelor's degree	48	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	35	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	262	81.6%
Carpooled	24	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.6%
Other means	10	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	250	79.1%
15 to 29 min	39	12.3%
30 to 44 min	5	1.6%
45 to 59 min	12	3.8%
60+ min	10	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.64
Poverty rate: 6.5% (42 of 648)

	Count	Share
Family households	140	35.4%
Nonfamily households	255	64.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	395	77.8%
Vacant	113	22.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	263	66.6%
Renter-occupied	132	33.4%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	453	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	1.8%
5 to 19 units	24	4.7%
20 or more units	5	1.0%
Mobile home & other	17	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2014700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 37.2675, -99.3234