Syracuse

Population: 1,706
Median household income: $54,615
Median home value: $124,400

Syracuse is a community in Hamilton County, Kansas, home to 1,706 residents. The median household income of $54,615 is below the Hamilton County median ($61,929).

Between 2019 and 2023, Syracuse's population declined 6.9% from 1,833 to 1,706, while its median home value rose 49.9% from $83,000 to $124,400.

Owners occupy 77.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,706
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,615
Median home value: $124,400
Median gross rent: $773
Housing units: 702
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8331,706

Median household income

$50,163$54,615

Median home value

$83,000$124,400

Median gross rent

$665$773

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,833	$50,163	$83,000	$665
2020	1,802	$44,535	$69,500	$649
2021	1,600	$46,607	$95,700	$871
2022	1,511	$52,143	$133,600	$901
2023	1,706	$54,615	$124,400	$773

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	5.6%
5 to 17	381	22.3%
18 to 24	121	7.1%
25 to 34	194	11.4%
35 to 44	316	18.5%
45 to 54	184	10.8%
55 to 64	190	11.1%
65 to 74	86	5.0%
75 and over	139	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	869	50.9%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
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	3	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	833	48.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	190	17.1%
High school graduate	383	34.5%
Some college or associate's	326	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	182	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	28	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	586	70.6%
Carpooled	125	15.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	103	12.4%
Other means	2	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	393	54.1%
15 to 29 min	109	15.0%
30 to 44 min	200	27.5%
45 to 59 min	25	3.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 4.2% (72 of 1,696)

	Count	Share
Family households	424	72.1%
Nonfamily households	164	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	588	83.8%
Vacant	114	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	454	77.2%
Renter-occupied	134	22.8%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other16.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	519	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	5.7%
5 to 19 units	6	0.9%
20 or more units	21	3.0%
Mobile home & other	116	16.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2069850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9536, -101.7968

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