Latham, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

199

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

68.8%

0.625% 1-year decrease

2019 Median Household Income

$22,917

12.7% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$38,900

41.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Latham, KS is home to a population of 199 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 37.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (189 people) in Latham, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 4 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Latham, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Latham, KS was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Latham, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Latham, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
189 ± 148
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5 ± 6
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4 ± 6

0.503%

Hispanic Population

1 people

0.503% of the people in Latham, KS are hispanic (1 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Latham, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 24
Vietnam
2 ± 16
Korea
2 ± 11

Latham, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 6 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Latham, KS.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Latham, KS was $38,900 in 2024, which is 0.117 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $27,500 to $38,900, a 41.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Latham, KS is 26.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Latham, KS have an average commute time of 48.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Latham, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$38,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,723

$33

Median Property Taxes

±$35

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Latham, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Latham, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$22,917

Median Household Income

± $11,077

123

Number of Households

± 125

In 2019, the median household income of the 123 households in Latham, KS declined from $22,917 from the previous year's value of $26,250.

The following chart displays the households in Latham, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Latham, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (96.3%)
Carpooled (3.7%)

In 2024, 96.3% of workers in Latham, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

48.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Latham, KS have a longer commute time (48.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.41% of the workforce in Latham, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Latham, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Latham, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Latham, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

68.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Latham, KS (132 out of 192 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Latham, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Keep Exploring