Gem

Population: 125
Median home value: $58,600

Gem is a community in Thomas County, Kansas, home to 125 residents. At $58,600, its median home value sits below Thomas County's $165,900.

From 2019 to 2023, Gem's population declined 12.0% from 142 to 125, while its median home value rose 9.9% from $53,300 to $58,600.

9.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 90.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 125
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $58,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 54
Homeownership rate: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

142125

Median household income

$65,000$81,250

Median home value

$53,300$58,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	142	—	$53,300
2020	118	$65,000	$80,800
2021	117	$75,625	$77,500
2022	113	$81,250	—
2023	125	—	$58,600

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2422.4%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 444.8%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 644.0%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over0.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	6.4%
5 to 17	15	12.0%
18 to 24	28	22.4%
25 to 34	22	17.6%
35 to 44	6	4.8%
45 to 54	21	16.8%
55 to 64	5	4.0%
65 to 74	19	15.2%
75 and over	1	0.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	123	98.4%
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	1	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate20.3%

Some college or associate's70.3%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	15	20.3%
Some college or associate's	52	70.3%
Bachelor's degree	7	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone97.1%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66	97.1%
Carpooled	2	2.9%
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	28	41.2%
15 to 29 min	39	57.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	1	1.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 0.8% (1 of 125)

	Count	Share
Family households	33	61.1%
Nonfamily households	21	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	54	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	49	90.7%
Renter-occupied	5	9.3%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	41	75.9%
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	13	24.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2026050
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4260, -100.8972

Gem