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 Low-density area
- $97,955
- Median income Above-median income area
- 12.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
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 a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Formoso, Jewell County, Kansas, home to just 247 residents across 247.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 66942 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $97,955 (36% above the average Kansas ZIP), while per-capita income is $37,277. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 3.9% and unemployment is 0.0%. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 29.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Jewell County, so 66942 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, 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; 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 ZIP avg
$37,277
Per Capita Income
3.9%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 66942 ranks among Kansas ZIPs
Formoso, KS household income vs. every Kansas ZIP code
Median household income among 659 reporting Kansas ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$97,955 Top 10% higher than 90% of 659 Kansas ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more Kansas 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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
152housing units
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.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 66942, both outside KS so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 66942 in?
ZIP code 66942 (Formoso) is located in Jewell County, Kansas. Jewell County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/jewell-ks.
What is the population of ZIP code 66942?
ZIP code 66942 in Formoso, KS has a population of 247 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 66942?
The median household income in ZIP 66942 is $97,955, which is 28% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 66942?
The largest racial group in ZIP 66942 is White at 85.9%.
What is the education level in ZIP code 66942?
In ZIP code 66942, 70.2% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 12.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What percentage of residents own vs. rent in ZIP 66942?
In ZIP code 66942, approximately 87.3% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 12.7% are renter-occupied, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 66942?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 66942 is 3.9% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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