Formoso

Population: 81
Median home value: $37,500

Formoso, a community in Jewell County, Kansas, has 81 residents. At $37,500, its median home value sits below Jewell County's $62,100.

Between 2019 and 2023, Formoso's population declined 49.7% from 161 to 81.

The largest age group is 75 and over, 24.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 81
Median age: 57.5 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $37,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 55
Homeownership rate: 97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16181

Median household income

$34,375$19,615

Median home value

$26,500$37,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	161	$34,375	—
2020	102	$28,295	—
2021	91	$20,833	$26,500
2022	93	$19,615	$28,800
2023	81	—	$37,500

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 7419.8%

75 and over24.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	6.2%
5 to 17	16	19.8%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	7	8.6%
35 to 44	7	8.6%
45 to 54	5	6.2%
55 to 64	5	6.2%
65 to 74	16	19.8%
75 and over	20	24.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	78	96.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	2.5%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate55.0%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	6.7%
High school graduate	33	55.0%
Some college or associate's	15	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	6	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18	78.3%
Carpooled	1	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	13.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	40.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	6	30.0%
45 to 59 min	2	10.0%
60+ min	4	20.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 14.8% (12 of 81)

	Count	Share
Family households	17	41.5%
Nonfamily households	24	58.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41	74.5%
Vacant	14	25.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	40	97.6%
Renter-occupied	1	2.4%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	50	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2023825
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7785, -97.9929