Blue Mound

Population: 252
Median household income: $44,583
Median home value: $54,200

Blue Mound is a community in Linn County, Kansas, home to 252 residents. Its median household income of $44,583 runs below the Linn County figure of $59,200.

From 2019 to 2023, Blue Mound's population declined 16.8% from 303 to 252, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $37,900 to $54,200.

Owners occupy 79.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 252
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $44,583
Median home value: $54,200
Median gross rent: $582
Housing units: 137
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

303252

Median household income

$31,250$44,583

Median home value

$37,900$54,200

Median gross rent

$564$582

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	303	$31,250	$37,900	$564
2020	301	—	$55,000	$550
2021	256	—	$56,500	$485
2022	250	$48,750	$56,900	$530
2023	252	$44,583	$54,200	$582

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6425.0%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	5.2%
5 to 17	32	12.7%
18 to 24	10	4.0%
25 to 34	33	13.1%
35 to 44	39	15.5%
45 to 54	16	6.3%
55 to 64	63	25.0%
65 to 74	36	14.3%
75 and over	10	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	241	95.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	4.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate54.8%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	12.2%
High school graduate	108	54.8%
Some college or associate's	54	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	7	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66	77.6%
Carpooled	6	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34	44.7%
15 to 29 min	10	13.2%
30 to 44 min	12	15.8%
45 to 59 min	4	5.3%
60+ min	16	21.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 35.7% (90 of 252)

	Count	Share
Family households	75	71.4%
Nonfamily households	30	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	105	76.6%
Vacant	32	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	83	79.0%
Renter-occupied	22	21.0%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	119	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6	4.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	8.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2007600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.0894, -95.0099