Jewell

Population: 409
Median household income: $39,878
Median home value: $58,000

Jewell, a community in Jewell County, Kansas, has 409 residents. At $39,878, its median household income sits below Jewell County's $52,344.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jewell's population grew 3.0% from 397 to 409, while its median home value rose 26.1% from $46,000 to $58,000.

81.9% of workers drive to work alone. 86.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 409
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $39,878
Median home value: $58,000
Median gross rent: $559
Housing units: 228
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

397409

Median household income

$38,631$39,878

Median home value

$46,000$58,000

Median gross rent

$454$559

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	397	$38,631	$46,000	$454
2020	390	$37,679	$42,000	$472
2021	342	$36,250	$49,200	$515
2022	411	$41,111	$59,200	$562
2023	409	$39,878	$58,000	$559

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4418.8%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	4.6%
5 to 17	83	20.3%
18 to 24	18	4.4%
25 to 34	42	10.3%
35 to 44	77	18.8%
45 to 54	36	8.8%
55 to 64	37	9.0%
65 to 74	64	15.6%
75 and over	33	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	371	90.7%
Black or African American	3	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's42.6%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	3.1%
High school graduate	108	37.4%
Some college or associate's	123	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	37	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176	81.9%
Carpooled	25	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	3.3%
Other means	2	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57	27.4%
15 to 29 min	114	54.8%
30 to 44 min	25	12.0%
45 to 59 min	7	3.4%
60+ min	5	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 16.4% (67 of 409)

	Count	Share
Family households	116	61.7%
Nonfamily households	72	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	188	82.5%
Vacant	40	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	134	71.3%
Renter-occupied	54	28.7%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	198	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	3.9%
5 to 19 units	13	5.7%
20 or more units	4	1.8%
Mobile home & other	4	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2035475
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6716, -98.1524