Penalosa is a city of 5 people in Kansas. The median age is 78.5, about 40 years above the US median. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 60.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. There are 22 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Older
median age 78.5
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 Penalosa
What changed most since 1990
Median age41.7 → 78.5(+36.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate18.8% → 60.0%(+41.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share87.5% → 100.0%(+12.5 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
Over time
Penalosa, decade by decade
Penalosa 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
32
$37,501
$42,001
10.0%
27.3
2000
27
$45,541
$48,638
6.7%
0.0
2010
17
$134,266
$66,606
0.0%
0.0
2020
18
–
–
0.0%
26.2
2024
5
–
–
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.
