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Longton, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Longton is a Census city of 302 people across 1.18 square miles of land, in Elk County. Median household income is $40,250, 95.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Longton
What Longton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.18 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land257 plus or minus 56
- County holding the largest share of its areaElk 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.
Longton
How many people live in Longton
- Population302 plus or minus 66
- Median age51.0
- Population under 1862 plus or minus 26
- Share under 1820.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over79 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over26.2 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Households123 plus or minus 28
- Family households88 plus or minus 27
- Share of households that are families71.5 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Longton
Income and work in Longton
- Median household income$40,250 plus or minus $8,339
- Per capita income$23,093 plus or minus $4,781
- Civilian labor force118 plus or minus 30
- Employed113 plus or minus 30
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over214 plus or minus 46
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.4 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Longton
- Housing units178 plus or minus 37
- Occupied units123 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units55 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate30.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied118 plus or minus 29
- Renter occupied5 plus or minus 7
- Ownership rate95.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$38,400
- Single family units146 plus or minus 36
- Share single family82.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more3.9 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Longton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute99 plus or minus 26
- Commuting under 15 minutes51 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.5 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more43 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.4 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Drove alone85.7 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Longton
Flood risk in Longton
- NFIP communityCity of Longton
- NFIP community number200432
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/01/90(L)
The City of Longton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200432 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.
Elk County, not Longton
Elk County context, not Longton figures
- Establishments in Elk County54
- Covered employment, Elk County619
- Average annual pay, Elk County$35,644
Every figure in this section is published for Elk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Longton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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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
Longton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Longton, Kansas?
302, in 123 households. Longton city covers 1.18 square miles of land, which is 257 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Longton in?
Elk 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 Longton?
$40,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $38,400. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Longton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Longton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Longton, city of, community 200432, 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 Longton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Elk 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 Longton.
Is zoning published for Longton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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