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Baxter Springs, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Baxter Springs is a Census city of 3,855 people across 3.15 square miles of land, in Cherokee County. Median household income is $51,404, 74.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $835,900 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Baxter Springs
What Baxter Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.15 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,224
- County holding the largest share of its areaCherokee 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 Baxter Springs
- Population3,855
- Median age40.2
- Population under 18805 plus or minus 208
- Share under 1820.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over636 plus or minus 145
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households1,584
- Family households1,005
- Share of households that are families63.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Baxter Springs
- Median household income$51,404 plus or minus $10,834
- Per capita income$24,550
- Civilian labor force1,963
- Employed1,854
- Unemployed109 plus or minus 82
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over2,692
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Baxter Springs
- Housing units1,865
- Occupied units1,584
- Vacant units281 plus or minus 168
- Vacancy rate15.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied1,180
- Renter occupied404 plus or minus 138
- Ownership rate74.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$92,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$754
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units1,684
- Share single family90.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more148 plus or minus 69
- Share in buildings of two or more7.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Baxter Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,792
- Commuting under 15 minutes503 plus or minus 142
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more367 plus or minus 207
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.5 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone85.8 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baxter Springs
SBA loans in Baxter Springs (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$835,900
- Average approval$417,950
- Median approval$417,950
- Largest approval$675,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Baxter Springs, 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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Flood risk in Baxter Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Baxter Springs
- NFIP community number200045
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/10/26(>)
The City of Baxter Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200045 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.
Cherokee County, not Baxter Springs
Cherokee County context, not Baxter Springs figures
- Establishments in Cherokee County325
- Covered employment, Cherokee County5,829
- Average annual pay, Cherokee County$56,667
- Housing units permitted, Cherokee County14
Every figure in this section is published for Cherokee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Baxter Springs.
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.
Coverage
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
Baxter Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Baxter Springs, Kansas?
3,855, in 1,584 households. Baxter Springs city covers 3.15 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 Baxter Springs in?
Cherokee 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 Baxter Springs?
$51,404. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,900. Median gross rent is $754 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Baxter Springs businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $835,900 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $417,950. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Baxter Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Baxter Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Baxter Springs. 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 Baxter Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Baxter Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Baxter Springs, city of, community 200045, 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 Baxter Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cherokee 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 Baxter Springs.
Is zoning published for Baxter Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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