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Atchison, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Atchison is a Census city of 10,785 people across 8.02 square miles of land, in Atchison County. Median household income is $54,474, 60.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Atchison
What Atchison is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.02 sq mi
- Water area0.46 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,346
- County holding the largest share of its areaAtchison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Atchison
How many people live in Atchison
- Population10,785
- Median age29.1
- Population under 182,551
- Share under 1823.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,522
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent
- Households3,482
- Family households2,231
- Share of households that are families64.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Atchison
- Median household income$54,474
- Per capita income$26,812
- Civilian labor force5,271
- Employed4,990
- Unemployed281 plus or minus 138
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over5,795
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Atchison
- Housing units4,175
- Occupied units3,482
- Vacant units693 plus or minus 200
- Vacancy rate16.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied2,105
- Renter occupied1,377
- Ownership rate60.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$129,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$737
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units3,276
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more810 plus or minus 233
- Share in buildings of two or more19.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes89 plus or minus 79
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Atchison gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,313
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,545
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,025 plus or minus 220
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.8 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone67.2 percent
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home8.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Atchison
SBA loans in Atchison (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,558,300
- Average approval$389,575
- Median approval$377,900
- Largest approval$725,000
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Atchison, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Atchison (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,012,000
- Average approval$2,012,000
- Median approval$2,012,000
- Largest approval$2,012,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Atchison, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Atchison
- NFIP communityCity of Atchison
- NFIP community number200010
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/14
The City of Atchison participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200010 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Atchison County, not Atchison
Atchison County context, not Atchison figures
- Establishments in Atchison County364
- Covered employment, Atchison County5,566
- Average annual pay, Atchison County$51,842
- Housing units permitted, Atchison County22
Every figure in this section is published for Atchison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Atchison.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Atchison questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Atchison, Kansas?
10,785, in 3,482 households. Atchison city covers 8.02 square miles of land, which is 1,346 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Atchison in?
Atchison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Atchison?
$54,474. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $129,700. Median gross rent is $737 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Atchison businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.6 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $377,900, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Atchison, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Atchison borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Atchison. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Atchison in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Atchison appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Atchison, city of, community 200010, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Atchison figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Atchison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Atchison.
Is zoning published for Atchison?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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