Vassar

Population: 870
Median household income: $72,083
Median home value: $170,700

Located in Osage County, Kansas, Vassar is a community with a population of 870. At $72,083, its median household income sits in line with Osage County's $70,216.

From 2019 to 2023, Vassar's population grew 8.9% from 799 to 870, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $128,000 to $170,700.

Owners occupy 80.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 870
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $72,083
Median home value: $170,700
Median gross rent: $1,132
Housing units: 407
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

799870

Median household income

$71,250$72,083

Median home value

$128,000$170,700

Median gross rent

$930$1,132

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	799	$71,250	$128,000	$930
2020	865	$80,313	$137,800	$930
2021	905	$79,167	$139,000	$1,000
2022	882	$85,670	$166,200	$1,072
2023	870	$72,083	$170,700	$1,132

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 344.4%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5419.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	3.9%
5 to 17	122	14.0%
18 to 24	59	6.8%
25 to 34	38	4.4%
35 to 44	134	15.4%
45 to 54	171	19.7%
55 to 64	113	13.0%
65 to 74	82	9.4%
75 and over	117	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	794	91.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's44.1%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	4.4%
High school graduate	198	30.2%
Some college or associate's	289	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	94	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	45	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	333	82.2%
Carpooled	25	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	9.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	11.0%
15 to 29 min	71	19.5%
30 to 44 min	162	44.4%
45 to 59 min	11	3.0%
60+ min	81	22.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 7.9% (68 of 860)

	Count	Share
Family households	232	63.2%
Nonfamily households	135	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	367	90.2%
Vacant	40	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	296	80.7%
Renter-occupied	71	19.3%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	341	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50	12.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2073450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.6486, -95.6100