Timken

Population: 47
Median household income: $39,375
Median home value: $54,300

Timken is a community in Rush County, Kansas, home to 47 residents. At $39,375, its median household income sits below Rush County's $60,288.

Between 2019 and 2023, Timken's population declined 40.5% from 79 to 47, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $41,400 to $54,300.

Owners occupy 80.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 55.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47
Median age: 55.4 yrs
Median household income: $39,375
Median home value: $54,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 26
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 23.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7947

Median household income

$27,500$39,375

Median home value

$41,400$54,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	79	$27,500	$41,400
2020	24	$56,250	$45,000
2021	30	$63,125	$43,100
2022	40	—	$51,700
2023	47	$39,375	$54,300

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 172.1%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 342.1%

35 to 442.1%

45 to 5427.7%

55 to 6425.5%

65 to 7423.4%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1	2.1%
5 to 17	1	2.1%
18 to 24	4	8.5%
25 to 34	1	2.1%
35 to 44	1	2.1%
45 to 54	13	27.7%
55 to 64	12	25.5%
65 to 74	11	23.4%
75 and over	3	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38	80.9%
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	8	17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's48.8%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	14	34.1%
Some college or associate's	20	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	6	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone92.3%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12	92.3%
Carpooled	1	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	23.1%
15 to 29 min	4	30.8%
30 to 44 min	4	30.8%
45 to 59 min	1	7.7%
60+ min	1	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 6.4% (3 of 47)

	Count	Share
Family households	14	56.0%
Nonfamily households	11	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25	96.2%
Vacant	1	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20	80.0%
Renter-occupied	5	20.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2070625
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.4732, -99.1780