Tonganoxie

Population: 5,693
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $227,700

Tonganoxie, a community in Leavenworth County, Kansas, has 5,693 residents. The median household income of $77,500 is below the Leavenworth County median ($86,906).

From 2019 to 2023, Tonganoxie's population grew 6.2% from 5,359 to 5,693, while its median home value rose 37.7% from $165,300 to $227,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.2% of the population. 78.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,693
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $227,700
Median gross rent: $1,158
Housing units: 2,232
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3595,693

Median household income

$72,469$77,500

Median home value

$165,300$227,700

Median gross rent

$936$1,158

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,359	$72,469	$165,300	$936
2020	5,357	$75,417	$166,900	$1,008
2021	5,383	$72,623	$168,800	$1,062
2022	5,484	$71,333	$186,500	$1,163
2023	5,693	$77,500	$227,700	$1,158

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	328	5.8%
5 to 17	1,140	20.0%
18 to 24	463	8.1%
25 to 34	778	13.7%
35 to 44	806	14.2%
45 to 54	697	12.2%
55 to 64	590	10.4%
65 to 74	674	11.8%
75 and over	217	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,679	82.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	138	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	438	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	424	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	97	2.6%
High school graduate	1,235	32.8%
Some college or associate's	1,006	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	901	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	523	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,161	78.1%
Carpooled	289	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	113	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	182	6.6%
Other means	22	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	335	13.0%
15 to 29 min	758	29.3%
30 to 44 min	979	37.9%
45 to 59 min	448	17.3%
60+ min	65	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 11.4% (632 of 5,551)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,582	70.9%
Nonfamily households	650	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,232	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,463	65.5%
Renter-occupied	769	34.5%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached16.3%

2 to 4 units19.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,333	59.7%
1-unit, attached	363	16.3%
2 to 4 units	437	19.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	99	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2070800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.1079, -95.0791