Belle Plaine

Population: 1,486
Median household income: $62,727
Median home value: $121,500

Belle Plaine is a community in Sumner County, Kansas, home to 1,486 residents. At $62,727, its median household income sits in line with Sumner County's $60,348.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belle Plaine's population declined 1.7% from 1,511 to 1,486, while its median home value rose 59.7% from $76,100 to $121,500.

89.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,486
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,727
Median home value: $121,500
Median gross rent: $754
Housing units: 726
Homeownership rate: 59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5111,486

Median household income

$60,398$62,727

Median home value

$76,100$121,500

Median gross rent

$747$754

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,511	$60,398	$76,100	$747
2020	1,473	$58,977	$77,700	$806
2021	1,450	$54,625	$83,500	$715
2022	1,445	$58,750	$99,400	$725
2023	1,486	$62,727	$121,500	$754

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	4.5%
5 to 17	306	20.6%
18 to 24	161	10.8%
25 to 34	118	7.9%
35 to 44	172	11.6%
45 to 54	238	16.0%
55 to 64	166	11.2%
65 to 74	137	9.2%
75 and over	121	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,381	92.9%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.3%
Asian	15	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's42.1%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	8.3%
High school graduate	250	26.3%
Some college or associate's	401	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	161	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	61	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	536	76.2%
Carpooled	98	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	9.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	61	9.6%
15 to 29 min	157	24.6%
30 to 44 min	358	56.2%
45 to 59 min	48	7.5%
60+ min	13	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 14.5% (214 of 1,477)

	Count	Share
Family households	440	68.5%
Nonfamily households	202	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	642	88.4%
Vacant	84	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	380	59.2%
Renter-occupied	262	40.8%

1-unit, detached89.8%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	652	89.8%
1-unit, attached	12	1.7%
2 to 4 units	27	3.7%
5 to 19 units	7	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2005500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3934, -97.2795