Protection

Population: 504
Median household income: $63,676
Median home value: $55,900

Located in Comanche County, Kansas, Protection is a community with a population of 504. Its median household income of $63,676 runs above the Comanche County figure of $49,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Protection's population grew 48.2% from 340 to 504, while its median home value fell 2.1% from $57,100 to $55,900.

19.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 504
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,676
Median home value: $55,900
Median gross rent: $475
Housing units: 292
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

340504

Median household income

$41,250$63,676

Median home value

$57,100$55,900

Median gross rent

$361$475

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	340	$41,250	$57,100	$361
2020	360	$53,281	$51,100	$391
2021	448	$55,341	$48,000	$392
2022	529	$60,833	$53,900	$431
2023	504	$63,676	$55,900	$475

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 342.8%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over16.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	4.6%
5 to 17	62	12.3%
18 to 24	33	6.5%
25 to 34	14	2.8%
35 to 44	81	16.1%
45 to 54	89	17.7%
55 to 64	75	14.9%
65 to 74	43	8.5%
75 and over	84	16.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	485	96.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	4	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	4.7%
High school graduate	138	35.8%
Some college or associate's	154	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	67	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone89.0%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	219	89.0%
Carpooled	2	0.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	7.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	109	47.8%
15 to 29 min	68	29.8%
30 to 44 min	22	9.6%
45 to 59 min	11	4.8%
60+ min	18	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 9.1% (42 of 462)

	Count	Share
Family households	131	59.5%
Nonfamily households	89	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	220	75.3%
Vacant	72	24.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	171	77.7%
Renter-occupied	49	22.3%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	252	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	7.9%
5 to 19 units	7	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2057850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2004, -99.4808