Mapleton, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

213

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

56.2

0.178% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.88%

26.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$33,409

2020 Median Property Value

$27,500

Population & Diversity

Mapleton, KS is home to a population of 213 people, from which 46.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 53.1% of Mapleton, KS residents were born outside of the country (113 people).

In 2024, there were 2.83 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (113 people) in Mapleton, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 40 White (Non-Hispanic) and 37 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

46.9%

2024 Citizenship

50.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 46.9% of Mapleton, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mapleton, KS was 50.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mapleton, KS

Other (Hispanic)
113 ± 120
White (Non-Hispanic)
40 ± 31
Other (Non-Hispanic)
37 ± 49

53.1%

Hispanic Population

113 people

53.1% of the people in Mapleton, KS are hispanic (113 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mapleton, 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.

Foreign-Born Population

53.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

113 people

49.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

133 people

As of 2024, 53.1% of Mapleton, KS residents (113 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mapleton, KS was 49.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mapleton, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Korea

Most Common Service Period

2 ± 12

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mapleton, KS was $27,500 in 2020, which is 0.0827 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $26,700 to $27,500, a 3% increase. The homeownership rate in Mapleton, KS is 64.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mapleton, KS have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mapleton, KS is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$27,500

Median Property Value 2020

±$26,053

$22

Median Property Taxes

±$36

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 Mapleton, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mapleton, 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.

$33,409

Median Household Income

± $2,084

Number of Households

± 42

The following chart displays the households in Mapleton, 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mapleton, 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 (91.5%)
Motorcycle (7.75%)
Other (0.704%)

In 2024, 91.5% of workers in Mapleton, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who used a motorcycle to get to work (7.75%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (0.704%).

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

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mapleton, KS have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Mapleton, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mapleton, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mapleton, KS have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.88% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mapleton, KS (4 out of 213 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mapleton, KS is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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