Burden

Population: 548
Median household income: $54,261
Median home value: $61,700

Burden is a community in Cowley County, Kansas, home to 548 residents. At $54,261, its median household income sits below Cowley County's $58,263.

Between 2019 and 2023, Burden's population declined 17.7% from 666 to 548, while its median home value fell 1.4% from $62,600 to $61,700.

The typical home was built around 1946. 13.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 548
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,261
Median home value: $61,700
Median gross rent: $650
Housing units: 243
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

666548

Median household income

$52,917$54,261

Median home value

$62,600$61,700

Median gross rent

$694$650

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	666	$52,917	$62,600	$694
2020	632	$54,375	$65,000	$659
2021	635	$54,531	$61,700	$665
2022	520	$55,875	$61,800	$596
2023	548	$54,261	$61,700	$650

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1730.5%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	5.5%
5 to 17	167	30.5%
18 to 24	42	7.7%
25 to 34	50	9.1%
35 to 44	86	15.7%
45 to 54	57	10.4%
55 to 64	56	10.2%
65 to 74	36	6.6%
75 and over	24	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	480	87.6%
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	2	0.4%
Two or more races	56	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate18.8%

Some college or associate's42.7%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	14.2%
High school graduate	58	18.8%
Some college or associate's	132	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	59	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	174	80.6%
Carpooled	33	15.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	17.2%
15 to 29 min	84	40.2%
30 to 44 min	64	30.6%
45 to 59 min	1	0.5%
60+ min	24	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 13.6% (74 of 545)

	Count	Share
Family households	123	63.7%
Nonfamily households	70	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	193	79.4%
Vacant	50	20.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	150	77.7%
Renter-occupied	43	22.3%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	206	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	9.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2009250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3156, -96.7554