Bassett is a city of 22 people in Kansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 0% of adults. 100% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 45.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The foreign-born share is 0%. The poverty rate is 0.0%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Older
median age 45.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
100% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bassett
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants22.2% → 100.0%(+77.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate57.9% → 0.0%(−57.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share84.2% → 100.0%(+15.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bassett, decade by decade
Bassett population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
19
$54,002
$90,003
0.0%
33.2
2000
22
$26,756
$81,974
0.0%
10.8
2010
14
$48,253
$269,732
0.0%
0.0
2020
20
–
$136,354
11.1%
54.7
2024
22
–
–
0.0%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
