Sylvan Grove, KS · standard
ZIP Code 67481
Lincoln County, Kansas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 590
- 1/sq mi
- $55,685
- Median income
- $118,100
- Median home value
- 28.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Sylvan Grove pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 22nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 16th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 82%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 67481 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 67481 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Sylvan Grove, Lincoln County, Kansas, home to just 590 residents across 491.7 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 67481 reports a modest median household income of $55,685 (23% below the average Kansas ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,231. The poverty rate is 11.3%, with unemployment at 2.6%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $118,100 (27% below the average Kansas ZIP), and median rent is $646; owner occupancy is 82.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 28.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.2, and the average commute is 16 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Kansas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 67481.
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 67481, Sylvan Grove, 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
590
Population
491.7
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 67481?
49.2
Median Age
49.7%
Male
50.3%
Female
1.0%
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?
$55,685
Median Household Income
-23% vs state ZIP avg
$33,231
Per Capita Income
11.3%
Poverty Rate
2.6%
Unemployment Rate
16.3 min
Mean Commute Time
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
451housing units
451
Total Housing Units
311
Occupied Units
140
Vacant Units
2.34
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$118,100
Median Home Value
-27% vs state ZIP avg
$646
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 15 business establishments in ZIP 67481, employing approximately 199 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,840,000.
15
Businesses
199
Employees
$6.8M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 5 | 33.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 67481, 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.