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Burden, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Burden is a Census city of 554 people across 0.52 square miles of land, in Cowley County. Median household income is $55,833, 77.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Burden
What Burden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.52 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,072
- County holding the largest share of its areaCowley 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.
Burden
How many people live in Burden
- Population554
- Median age33.2
- Population under 18188 plus or minus 42
- Share under 1833.9 percent
- Population 65 and over68 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over12.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households208
- Family households131 plus or minus 34
- Share of households that are families63.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burden
Income and work in Burden
- Median household income$55,833
- Per capita income$24,020
- Civilian labor force234 plus or minus 53
- Employed229 plus or minus 53
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over325
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burden
Housing in Burden
- Housing units242 plus or minus 49
- Occupied units208
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate14.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied162 plus or minus 36
- Renter occupied46 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate77.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$58,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$604 plus or minus $142
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units217 plus or minus 46
- Share single family89.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more6.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burden
How Burden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute220 plus or minus 52
- Commuting under 15 minutes46 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more88 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Drove alone77.3 percent
- Carpooled17.5 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burden
Flood risk in Burden
- NFIP communityCity of Burden
- NFIP community number200473
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/10
The City of Burden does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200473 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.
Cowley County, not Burden
Cowley County context, not Burden figures
- Establishments in Cowley County719
- Covered employment, Cowley County13,041
- Average annual pay, Cowley County$49,217
- Housing units permitted, Cowley County41
Every figure in this section is published for Cowley County as a whole and is not a measurement of Burden.
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
Burden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Burden, Kansas?
554, in 208 households. Burden city covers 0.52 square miles of land, which is 1,072 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Burden in?
Cowley 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 Burden?
$55,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $58,600. Median gross rent is $604 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Burden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Burden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Burden, city of, community 200473, 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 Burden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cowley 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 Burden.
Is zoning published for Burden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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