Blue Rapids

Population: 918
Median household income: $51,136
Median home value: $55,200

Blue Rapids is a community in Marshall County, Kansas, home to 918 residents. The median household income of $51,136 is below the Marshall County median ($70,828).

Between 2019 and 2023, Blue Rapids's population declined 26.4% from 1,247 to 918, while its median home value fell 31.8% from $80,900 to $55,200.

Households average 2.11 people. The median gross rent is $775.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 918
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $51,136
Median home value: $55,200
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 452
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,247918

Median household income

$49,167$51,136

Median home value

$80,900$55,200

Median gross rent

$599$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,247	$49,167	$80,900	$599
2020	1,071	$45,278	$63,600	$615
2021	1,091	$44,063	$53,800	$650
2022	1,076	$47,604	$51,700	$909
2023	918	$51,136	$55,200	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	3.3%
5 to 17	124	13.5%
18 to 24	116	12.6%
25 to 34	63	6.9%
35 to 44	87	9.5%
45 to 54	132	14.4%
55 to 64	119	13.0%
65 to 74	112	12.2%
75 and over	135	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	852	92.8%
Black or African American	4	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	89	13.7%
High school graduate	238	36.7%
Some college or associate's	208	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	50	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	63	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone89.5%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	376	89.5%
Carpooled	38	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	202	48.2%
15 to 29 min	164	39.1%
30 to 44 min	13	3.1%
45 to 59 min	24	5.7%
60+ min	16	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 8.6% (76 of 885)

	Count	Share
Family households	270	64.3%
Nonfamily households	150	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	420	92.9%
Vacant	32	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	337	80.2%
Renter-occupied	83	19.8%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other16.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	354	78.3%
1-unit, attached	1	0.2%
2 to 4 units	16	3.5%
5 to 19 units	6	1.3%
20 or more units	2	0.4%
Mobile home & other	73	16.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2007650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.6784, -96.6589