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Towanda, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Towanda is a Census city of 1,668 people across 0.92 square miles of land, in Butler County. Median household income is $64,327, 80.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $873,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Towanda
What Towanda is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.92 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,822
- County holding the largest share of its areaButler 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 Towanda
- Population1,668
- Median age33.7
- Population under 18539 plus or minus 122
- Share under 1832.3 percent
- Population 65 and over184 plus or minus 72
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households679
- Family households435
- 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 Towanda
- Median household income$64,327
- Per capita income$32,565
- Civilian labor force876
- Employed855
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over1,014
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Towanda
- Housing units715
- Occupied units679
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied547
- Renter occupied132 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate80.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$121,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,034
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units579
- Share single family81.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more1.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Mobile homes124 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Towanda gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute770
- Commuting under 15 minutes320 plus or minus 105
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.6 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more256 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone85.3 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Towanda (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$873,500
- Average approval$218,375
- Median approval$209,000
- Largest approval$338,500
- Jobs supported16
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term105 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Towanda, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Towanda
- NFIP communityCity of Towanda
- NFIP community number200534
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/09
The City of Towanda participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200534 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.
Butler County, not Towanda
Butler County context, not Towanda figures
- Establishments in Butler County1,396
- Covered employment, Butler County19,881
- Average annual pay, Butler County$50,462
- Housing units permitted, Butler County235
Every figure in this section is published for Butler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Towanda.
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
Towanda questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Towanda, Kansas?
1,668, in 679 households. Towanda city covers 0.92 square miles of land, which is 1,822 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Towanda in?
Butler 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 Towanda?
$64,327. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,500. Median gross rent is $1,034 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Towanda businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $873,500 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $209,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Towanda, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Towanda borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Towanda. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Towanda in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Towanda appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Towanda, city of, community 200534, 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 Towanda figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butler 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 Towanda.
Is zoning published for Towanda?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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