Ulysses

Population: 5,812
Median household income: $63,765
Median home value: $123,100

Ulysses, a community in Grant County, Kansas, has 5,812 residents. Its median household income of $63,765 runs below the Grant County figure of $72,484.

From 2019 to 2023, Ulysses's population grew 1.8% from 5,712 to 5,812, while its median home value rose 10.7% from $111,200 to $123,100.

65.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,812
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,765
Median home value: $123,100
Median gross rent: $692
Housing units: 2,221
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7125,812

Median household income

$50,959$63,765

Median home value

$111,200$123,100

Median gross rent

$691$692

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,712	$50,959	$111,200	$691
2020	5,518	$51,370	$120,400	$592
2021	5,812	$54,723	$126,600	$619
2022	5,834	$62,138	$119,700	$674
2023	5,812	$63,765	$123,100	$692

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	468	8.1%
5 to 17	1,367	23.5%
18 to 24	486	8.4%
25 to 34	888	15.3%
35 to 44	418	7.2%
45 to 54	713	12.3%
55 to 64	645	11.1%
65 to 74	490	8.4%
75 and over	337	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,158	37.1%
Black or African American	13	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	117	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,471	59.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	722	20.7%
High school graduate	1,120	32.1%
Some college or associate's	870	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	421	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	358	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,044	77.2%
Carpooled	423	16.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	60	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	121	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,735	68.7%
15 to 29 min	249	9.9%
30 to 44 min	87	3.4%
45 to 59 min	68	2.7%
60+ min	388	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 6.4% (364 of 5,722)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,341	72.9%
Nonfamily households	499	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,840	82.8%
Vacant	381	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,313	71.4%
Renter-occupied	527	28.6%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units14.1%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,451	65.3%
1-unit, attached	92	4.1%
2 to 4 units	313	14.1%
5 to 19 units	51	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	314	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2071975
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 37.5773, -101.3549

Other places in Grant County

None.