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

Map of Bushton, KS

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)