Formoso, KS · standard
ZIP Code 66942
Jewell County, Kansas — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 247
- 1/sq mi
- $97,955
- Median income
- 12.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Formoso pairs an upper-quartile household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 20%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 66942 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 66942 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 247.0 square miles in Formoso, Jewell County, Kansas. The area is home to 247 residents, producing a population density of 1 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 66942 against Kansas and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 66942 sits at $97,955 (36% above the Kansas average), while per-capita income is $37,277. The poverty rate stands at 3.9% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is — with median rent at — per month, and 87.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 66942 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 12.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 29.5, and the average commute is —. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Jewell County, so you can benchmark 66942 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 66942, Formoso, KS · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
247
Population
247.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 66942?
29.5
Median Age
63.0%
Male
37.0%
Female
0.3%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$97,955
Median Household Income
+36% vs state
$37,277
Per Capita Income
3.9%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 66942 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$97,955 Top 20% higher than 80% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
152
Total Housing Units
118
Occupied Units
34
Vacant Units
2.58
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 66942 vs 66939 →
ZIP 66942 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 66939
Courtland (66939)
537 residents
- 66942
Formoso (66942)
247 residents
- 66970 97
Webber (66970)
97 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 66942 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 66942 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 66942
Formoso (66942)
$97,955 median income
- 66939
Courtland (66939)
$69,167 median income
- 66970 $29,205
Webber (66970)
$29,205 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 66942 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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