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Horton, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Horton is a Census city of 1,610 people across 1.77 square miles of land, in Brown County. Median household income is $41,471, 55.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Horton
What Horton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.77 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land908
- 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.
Horton
How many people live in Horton
- Population1,610
- Median age40.1
- Population under 18434
- Share under 1827.0 percent
- Population 65 and over403
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent
- Households660
- Family households371
- Share of households that are families56.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Horton
Income and work in Horton
- Median household income$41,471
- Per capita income$25,220
- Civilian labor force629
- Employed592
- Unemployed37 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over1,067
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Horton
Housing in Horton
- Housing units840
- Occupied units660
- Vacant units180
- Vacancy rate21.4 percent
- Owner occupied366
- Renter occupied294 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate55.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$79,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$642
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent
- Single family units672
- Share single family80.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more146 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more17.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Horton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute564
- Commuting under 15 minutes222 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more169 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.0 percent
- Drove alone78.8 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Horton
SBA loans in Horton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,000,000
- Average approval$2,000,000
- Median approval$2,000,000
- Largest approval$2,000,000
- Jobs supported40
- Jobs per approval40.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Horton, 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.
Horton
Flood risk in Horton
- NFIP communityCity of Horton
- NFIP community number200031
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/01/22
The City of Horton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200031 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 Horton
Brown County context, not Horton 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 Horton.
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
Horton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Horton, Kansas?
1,610, in 660 households. Horton city covers 1.77 square miles of land, which is 908 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Horton 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 Horton?
$41,471. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $79,600. Median gross rent is $642 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Horton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,000,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Horton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Horton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Horton. 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 Horton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Horton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Horton, city of, community 200031, 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 Horton 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 Horton.
Is zoning published for Horton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.