CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Burden

Kansas · 534 residents · 0.52 sq mi

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Burden is home to 534 people in Kansas. Median home value sits at $22,800. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 27%. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The median household earns $20,000, about 34% below the national median. Median rent is $288 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

534

−5%vs 2000

vs 564 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.52 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024554

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.3%(55)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.6%(14)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(80)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(60)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(45)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(63)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(27)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,000

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,641 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,413

−31%vs 2000

vs $13,549 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$22,800

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $471 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.9%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(525)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(530)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(8)

Ancestry

American15.2%(84)

German14.4%(80)

Irish9.6%(53)

English8.7%(48)

Swedish3.6%(20)

Scottish2.2%(12)

Italian2%(11)

Norwegian0.5%(3)

Swiss0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.2 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 23.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married14.5%(26)

Married54.7%(98)

Widowed6.1%(11)

Divorced24.6%(44)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(67)

Married46.9%(107)

Widowed7.9%(18)

Divorced15.8%(36)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.7%

−17.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.1%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.8%

+13.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.7%

−21.2 ptssince 2020

from 75.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.9%

+14.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)32.4%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)64.9%(24)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 37 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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