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Protection, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Protection is a Census city of 492 people across 0.93 square miles of land, in Comanche County. Median household income is $51,974, 77.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Protection
What Protection is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land531 plus or minus 131
- County holding the largest share of its areaComanche 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 Protection
- Population492 plus or minus 121
- Median age45.4
- Population under 18105 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1821.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over111 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent
- Households206 plus or minus 47
- Family households126 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families61.2 percent plus or minus 14.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Protection
- Median household income$51,974 plus or minus $11,742
- Per capita income$30,604
- Civilian labor force251 plus or minus 79
- Employed249 plus or minus 78
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over354 plus or minus 77
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent plus or minus 28.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Protection
- Housing units244 plus or minus 50
- Occupied units206 plus or minus 47
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate15.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied159 plus or minus 40
- Renter occupied47 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate77.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$55,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$521 plus or minus $186
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units200 plus or minus 46
- Share single family82.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more25 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more10.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Protection gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute222 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes110 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more46 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.7 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Drove alone87.7 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Protection
- NFIP communityCity of Protection
- NFIP community number200550
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/01/05(L)
The City of Protection participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200550 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.
Comanche County, not Protection
Comanche County context, not Protection figures
- Establishments in Comanche County70
- Covered employment, Comanche County622
- Average annual pay, Comanche County$41,352
- Housing units permitted, Comanche County0
Every figure in this section is published for Comanche County as a whole and is not a measurement of Protection.
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
Protection questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Protection, Kansas?
492, in 206 households. Protection city covers 0.93 square miles of land, which is 531 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Protection in?
Comanche 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 Protection?
$51,974. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $55,200. Median gross rent is $521 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Protection in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Protection appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Protection, city of, community 200550, 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 Protection figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Comanche 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 Protection.
Is zoning published for Protection?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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