Delphos

Population: 314
Median household income: $55,417
Median home value: $50,000

Delphos is a community in Ottawa County, Kansas, home to 314 residents. At $55,417, its median household income sits below Ottawa County's $76,755.

Between 2019 and 2023, Delphos's population declined 15.4% from 371 to 314, while its median home value rose 12.1% from $44,600 to $50,000.

76.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 314
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,417
Median home value: $50,000
Median gross rent: $641
Housing units: 219
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

371314

Median household income

$45,000$55,417

Median home value

$44,600$50,000

Median gross rent

$792$641

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	371	$45,000	$44,600	$792
2020	384	$46,118	$45,600	$725
2021	355	$48,438	$44,400	$792
2022	342	$52,688	$47,300	$663
2023	314	$55,417	$50,000	$641

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 443.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	7.0%
5 to 17	47	15.0%
18 to 24	39	12.4%
25 to 34	30	9.6%
35 to 44	12	3.8%
45 to 54	38	12.1%
55 to 64	43	13.7%
65 to 74	42	13.4%
75 and over	41	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	268	85.4%
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	13	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	13.1%
High school graduate	78	37.9%
Some college or associate's	74	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	24	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	113	80.7%
Carpooled	15	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	6.4%
Other means	3	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	12.2%
15 to 29 min	71	54.2%
30 to 44 min	43	32.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	1	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 20.7% (65 of 314)

	Count	Share
Family households	89	57.4%
Nonfamily households	66	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	155	70.8%
Vacant	64	29.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	116	74.8%
Renter-occupied	39	25.2%

1-unit, detached76.3%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	167	76.3%
1-unit, attached	7	3.2%
2 to 4 units	23	10.5%
5 to 19 units	9	4.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2017600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.2746, -97.7649