Neosho County, Kansas

Neosho County has a population of 15,656 and has shrunk 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $111,300, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $56,618.

Home price
$111,300
Income
$56,618
Population
15,656
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$111,300county
Median gross rent$681county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198069.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$691county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,125county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$56,618county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate13.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.7%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government20.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.9%county
Economic output per resident$50,308county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.47%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service59 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport18362county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station94 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths63.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.8%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment2406county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible58.1%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population15,656county
Land area in square miles571county
People per square mile of land27.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store23.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract40.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.6%county
Share of households that are one person32.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents277county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in317county
Households that moved away360county
Average income of arriving households$42,880county
Average income of departing households$35,739county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.6 incounty
Annual snowfall9.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F40 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing81 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days202 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 10county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use846 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.5%county
Homes heated by propane14.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood3.7%county
Households with broadband85.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk39.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk69.9county
Landslide risk25.4county
Hail risk49.2county
Earthquake risk41.0county
Tornado risk64.6county
Tropical cyclone risk24.3county
Extreme heat risk59.0county
Winter weather risk66.7county
Strong wind risk58.3county
Wildfire risk21.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Neosho County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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