Moving to Bushton, Kansas
Population: 314. Estimated population in July 2024: 298 (-5.1% change)
Males: 139 (44.3%), Females: 175 (55.7%)
Rice County
Zip code: 67427
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $37,250
Median house value: $26,300
Population by Race
Races in Bushton:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (33.4%), United States (18.8%), English (13.1%), Irish (12.1%), Dutch (5.7%), Czech (2.2%).
Elevation: 1765 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bushton
- High school or higher: 95.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bushton city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-6.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bushton:
- ELLINWOOD DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ELLINWOOD, KS)
- HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 OF RICE COUNTY (about 18 miles; LYONS, KS)
- ELLSWORTH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; ELLSWORTH, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bushton:
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 34 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Abbreviation: GBD)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 50 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Abbreviation: HUT)
- SALINA MUNI (about 55 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bushton:
- ELLINWOOD MUNI (about 17 miles; ELLINWOOD, KS; Abbreviation: 1K6)
- LYONS-RICE COUNTY MUNI (about 18 miles; LYONS, KS; Abbreviation: LYO)
- ELLSWORTH MUNI (about 20 miles; ELLSWORTH, KS; Abbreviation: 9K7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bushton:
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
Schools
Public high school in Bushton:
- QUIVIRA HEIGHTS HIGH (Students: 99; Location: 500 SOUTH MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)
Libraries
Library in Bushton:
- FARMER TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,707; Location: MAIN STREET–460 AVE. E.; 6,495 books; 1 serial subscriptions)