CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Holton

Kansas · 3,196 residents · 2.68 sq mi

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Holton is home to 3,196 people in Kansas. At a median age of 38.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $36,800. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 32%. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $246 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,196

−5%vs 2000

vs 3,353 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 40.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(211)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(231)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(216)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(175)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(136)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(454)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(405)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(241)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(274)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(344)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.1%(355)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.8%(154)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,527

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,866 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,590

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,459 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,800

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $436 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.3%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.6% in 2000

29.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(3,094)

Black1.1%(37)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(73)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(3,101)

Black0.4%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(27)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.6%(82)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American8.4%(283)

Guatemalan8.4%(283)

Mexican3.6%(122)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.1%(38)

Ancestry

German25.7%(872)

English18.8%(636)

American11.4%(385)

Irish8.6%(292)

Scotch-Irish3%(103)

Scottish2.7%(91)

Italian2.3%(77)

Belgian2.1%(71)

Polish0.9%(30)

French Canadian0.8%(27)

Czech0.8%(26)

French0.8%(26)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(21)

West Indian0.6%(21)

Jamaican0.6%(21)

Dutch0.4%(14)

Welsh0.4%(12)

Russian0.2%(7)

Swiss0.2%(7)

Subsaharan African0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.6%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

+62%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married33.8%(455)

Married46.3%(623)

Widowed4.2%(56)

Divorced15.8%(213)

Women 15+

Never married33.2%(490)

Married44.2%(652)

Widowed15.2%(224)

Divorced7.3%(108)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.2%

+4.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% 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)2.1%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(23)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era73.8%(107)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 145 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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