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Ulysses, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Ulysses is a Census city of 5,476 people across 3.23 square miles of land, in Grant County. Median household income is $63,857, 73.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ulysses
What Ulysses is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.23 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,696
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrant 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.
Ulysses
How many people live in Ulysses
- Population5,476
- Median age33.5
- Population under 181,692 plus or minus 361
- Share under 1830.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over802 plus or minus 193
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households1,723
- Family households1,345
- Share of households that are families78.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ulysses
Income and work in Ulysses
- Median household income$63,857
- Per capita income$35,410
- Civilian labor force2,560
- Employed2,536
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over3,435
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ulysses
Housing in Ulysses
- Housing units2,093
- Occupied units1,723
- Vacant units370 plus or minus 152
- Vacancy rate17.7 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied1,261
- Renter occupied462 plus or minus 189
- Ownership rate73.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$717
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.5 percent
- Single family units1,549
- Share single family74.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more184 plus or minus 122
- Share in buildings of two or more8.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes360 plus or minus 129
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ulysses
How Ulysses gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,394
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,576 plus or minus 433
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.8 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more580 plus or minus 253
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone70.8 percent
- Carpooled22.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ulysses
SBA loans in Ulysses (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$6,791,700
- Average approval$522,438
- Median approval$179,900
- Largest approval$2,100,000
- Jobs supported225
- Jobs per approval17.3
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more38.5 percent
- Share to franchises7.7 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ulysses, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Ulysses
SBA loans in Ulysses (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$74,000
- Average approval$74,000
- Median approval$74,000
- Largest approval$74,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ulysses, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Grant County, not Ulysses
Grant County context, not Ulysses figures
- Establishments in Grant County210
- Covered employment, Grant County2,465
- Average annual pay, Grant County$50,410
- Housing units permitted, Grant County0
Every figure in this section is published for Grant County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ulysses.
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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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
Ulysses questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ulysses, Kansas?
5,476, in 1,723 households. Ulysses city covers 3.23 square miles of land, which is 1,696 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ulysses in?
Grant 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 Ulysses?
$63,857. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,400. Median gross rent is $717 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ulysses businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $6.8 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $179,900, plus 1 504 approvals worth $74,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ulysses, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ulysses borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ulysses. Only 3 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.
Are the county figures on this page Ulysses figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grant 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 Ulysses.
Is zoning published for Ulysses?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.