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Medicine Lodge, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Medicine Lodge is a Census city of 1,578 people across 1.20 square miles of land, in Barber County. Median household income is $59,392, 68.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $550,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Medicine Lodge
What Medicine Lodge is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,317
- County holding the largest share of its areaBarber 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.
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How many people live in Medicine Lodge
- Population1,578
- Median age43.1 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 18318 plus or minus 86
- Share under 1820.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over421 plus or minus 102
- Share 65 and over26.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households702
- Family households468
- Share of households that are families66.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Medicine Lodge
- Median household income$59,392
- Per capita income$36,244
- Civilian labor force863
- Employed858
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over1,050
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Medicine Lodge
- Housing units939
- Occupied units702
- Vacant units237 plus or minus 87
- Vacancy rate25.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied480 plus or minus 98
- Renter occupied222 plus or minus 68
- Ownership rate68.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$841
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent
- Single family units842
- Share single family89.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more97 plus or minus 57
- Share in buildings of two or more10.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Medicine Lodge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute820
- Commuting under 15 minutes590 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting under 15 minutes72.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more167 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Drove alone87.6 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Medicine Lodge (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$550,800
- Average approval$275,400
- Median approval$275,400
- Largest approval$390,800
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval4.5
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Medicine Lodge, 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 Medicine Lodge (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,242,000
- Average approval$621,000
- Median approval$621,000
- Largest approval$1,081,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Medicine Lodge, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Medicine Lodge
- NFIP communityCity of Medicine Lodge
- NFIP community number200015
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/25/25
The City of Medicine Lodge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200015 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.
Barber County, not Medicine Lodge
Barber County context, not Medicine Lodge figures
- Establishments in Barber County172
- Covered employment, Barber County1,568
- Average annual pay, Barber County$44,619
- Housing units permitted, Barber County0
Every figure in this section is published for Barber County as a whole and is not a measurement of Medicine Lodge.
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
Medicine Lodge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Medicine Lodge, Kansas?
1,578, in 702 households. Medicine Lodge city covers 1.20 square miles of land, which is 1,317 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Medicine Lodge in?
Barber 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 Medicine Lodge?
$59,392. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,100. Median gross rent is $841 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Medicine Lodge businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $550,800 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $275,400, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Medicine Lodge, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Medicine Lodge borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Medicine Lodge. 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 Medicine Lodge in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Medicine Lodge appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Medicine Lodge, city of, community 200015, 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 Medicine Lodge figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Barber 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 Medicine Lodge.
Is zoning published for Medicine Lodge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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