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Hiawatha, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Hiawatha is a Census city of 3,197 people across 2.61 square miles of land, in Brown County. Median household income is $68,750, 75.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $970,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hiawatha
What Hiawatha is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.61 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,224
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrown 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.
Hiawatha
How many people live in Hiawatha
- Population3,197
- Median age41.6
- Population under 18807 plus or minus 163
- Share under 1825.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over605 plus or minus 122
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households1,311
- Family households713
- Share of households that are families54.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Hiawatha
- Median household income$68,750
- Per capita income$37,719
- Civilian labor force1,636
- Employed1,535
- Unemployed101 plus or minus 67
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over2,210
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hiawatha
- Housing units1,582
- Occupied units1,311
- Vacant units271 plus or minus 132
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied993
- Renter occupied318 plus or minus 94
- Ownership rate75.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$121,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$652 plus or minus $216
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units1,224
- Share single family77.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more347 plus or minus 117
- Share in buildings of two or more21.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hiawatha gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,426
- Commuting under 15 minutes975
- Share commuting under 15 minutes68.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more77 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more5.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Drove alone77.3 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hiawatha
SBA loans in Hiawatha (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$970,000
- Average approval$485,000
- Median approval$485,000
- Largest approval$600,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval0.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term276 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hiawatha, 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.
Hiawatha
Flood risk in Hiawatha
- NFIP communityCity of Hiawatha
- NFIP community number200030
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/01/22
The City of Hiawatha participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200030 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.
Brown County, not Hiawatha
Brown County context, not Hiawatha figures
- Establishments in Brown County277
- Covered employment, Brown County4,493
- Average annual pay, Brown County$50,553
- Housing units permitted, Brown County0
Every figure in this section is published for Brown County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hiawatha.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Hiawatha questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hiawatha, Kansas?
3,197, in 1,311 households. Hiawatha city covers 2.61 square miles of land, which is 1,224 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hiawatha in?
Brown 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 Hiawatha?
$68,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,800. Median gross rent is $652 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hiawatha businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $970,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $485,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hiawatha, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hiawatha borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hiawatha. 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 Hiawatha in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hiawatha appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hiawatha, city of, community 200030, 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 Hiawatha figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brown 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 Hiawatha.
Is zoning published for Hiawatha?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.