Bushong is a city of 46 people in Kansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. At a median age of 45.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Older
median age 45.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
75% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bushong
What changed most since 1990
Median age20.0 → 45.4(+25.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share82.0% → 91.3%(+9.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate42.9% → 15.2%(−27.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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
Over time
Bushong, decade by decade
Bushong 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
50
$33,601
$39,121
8.0%
36.9
2000
55
$47,818
$44,084
27.3%
17.3
2010
34
$49,002
$70,490
43.8%
0.0
2020
27
$37,371
$15,878
0.0%
21.2
2024
46
–
–
17.1%
20.2
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.
