Tescott

Population: 261
Median household income: $81,964
Median home value: $98,800

Tescott, a community in Ottawa County, Kansas, has 261 residents. The median household income of $81,964 is above the Ottawa County median ($76,755).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tescott's population declined 10.9% from 293 to 261, while its median home value rose 47.2% from $67,100 to $98,800.

23.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 94.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 261
Median age: 53.1 yrs
Median household income: $81,964
Median home value: $98,800
Median gross rent: $681
Housing units: 128
Homeownership rate: 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

293261

Median household income

$46,146$81,964

Median home value

$67,100$98,800

Median gross rent

$494$681

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	293	$46,146	$67,100	$494
2020	302	$66,250	$81,500	$569
2021	224	$48,125	$70,000	$620
2022	293	$77,708	$94,500	$663
2023	261	$81,964	$98,800	$681

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1727.6%

18 to 241.1%

25 to 343.1%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	1.1%
5 to 17	72	27.6%
18 to 24	3	1.1%
25 to 34	8	3.1%
35 to 44	29	11.1%
45 to 54	31	11.9%
55 to 64	53	20.3%
65 to 74	34	13.0%
75 and over	28	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	232	88.9%
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	23	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	4.4%
High school graduate	68	37.2%
Some college or associate's	65	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	28	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked14.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	91	75.2%
Carpooled	7	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	14.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	36.5%
15 to 29 min	25	21.7%
30 to 44 min	29	25.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	19	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 15.7% (41 of 261)

	Count	Share
Family households	62	62.6%
Nonfamily households	37	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	99	77.3%
Vacant	29	22.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	94	94.9%
Renter-occupied	5	5.1%

1-unit, detached93.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	119	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2070250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0130, -97.8783