Eureka

Population: 2,271
Median household income: $45,121
Median home value: $73,100

Eureka is a community in Greenwood County, Kansas, home to 2,271 residents. The median household income of $45,121 is below the Greenwood County median ($58,276).

From 2019 to 2023, Eureka's population held roughly steady from 2,262 to 2,271, while its median home value rose 46.8% from $49,800 to $73,100.

11.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,271
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,121
Median home value: $73,100
Median gross rent: $706
Housing units: 1,260
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2622,271

Median household income

$34,038$45,121

Median home value

$49,800$73,100

Median gross rent

$552$706

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,262	$34,038	$49,800	$552
2020	2,217	$34,329	$48,600	$533
2021	2,295	$38,314	$55,000	$601
2022	2,239	$39,063	$53,200	$655
2023	2,271	$45,121	$73,100	$706

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7415.3%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	146	6.4%
5 to 17	384	16.9%
18 to 24	84	3.7%
25 to 34	279	12.3%
35 to 44	276	12.2%
45 to 54	211	9.3%
55 to 64	355	15.6%
65 to 74	348	15.3%
75 and over	188	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,021	89.0%
Black or African American	19	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.6%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	89	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	124	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's41.0%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	159	9.6%
High school graduate	630	38.0%
Some college or associate's	679	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	142	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	47	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	763	79.0%
Carpooled	90	9.3%
Public transit	6	0.6%
Walked	22	2.3%
Bicycle	12	1.2%
Worked from home	48	5.0%
Other means	25	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	579	63.1%
15 to 29 min	45	4.9%
30 to 44 min	131	14.3%
45 to 59 min	78	8.5%
60+ min	85	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 26.5% (582 of 2,199)

	Count	Share
Family households	558	59.6%
Nonfamily households	379	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	937	74.4%
Vacant	323	25.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	679	72.5%
Renter-occupied	258	27.5%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,063	84.4%
1-unit, attached	10	0.8%
2 to 4 units	84	6.7%
5 to 19 units	63	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2021800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8260, -96.2890