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Dighton, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Dighton is a Census city of 733 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Lane County. Median household income is $51,932, 97.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $381,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dighton
What Dighton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land845
- County holding the largest share of its areaLane 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.
Dighton
How many people live in Dighton
- Population733
- Median age50.2
- Population under 18187 plus or minus 66
- Share under 1825.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over229 plus or minus 86
- Share 65 and over31.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Households392 plus or minus 88
- Family households206 plus or minus 76
- Share of households that are families52.6 percent plus or minus 15.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dighton
Income and work in Dighton
- Median household income$51,932
- Per capita income$45,659 plus or minus $11,556
- Civilian labor force312 plus or minus 77
- Employed312 plus or minus 77
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over526 plus or minus 109
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dighton
Housing in Dighton
- Housing units495
- Occupied units392 plus or minus 88
- Vacant units103 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate20.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied381 plus or minus 88
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate97.2 percent
- Single family units472
- Share single family95.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more2.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dighton
How Dighton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute278 plus or minus 70
- Commuting under 15 minutes214 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes77.0 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone82.2 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked11.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dighton
SBA loans in Dighton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$381,500
- Average approval$381,500
- Median approval$381,500
- Largest approval$381,500
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval17.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term160 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dighton, 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.
Dighton
Flood risk in Dighton
- NFIP communityCity of Dighton
- NFIP community number200488
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Dighton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200488 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.
Lane County, not Dighton
Lane County context, not Dighton figures
- Establishments in Lane County73
- Covered employment, Lane County605
- Average annual pay, Lane County$47,079
- Housing units permitted, Lane County0
Every figure in this section is published for Lane County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dighton.
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
Dighton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dighton, Kansas?
733, in 392 households. Dighton city covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 845 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dighton in?
Lane 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 Dighton?
$51,932. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dighton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $381,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $381,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dighton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dighton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dighton. 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 Dighton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dighton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dighton, city of, community 200488, 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 Dighton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lane 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 Dighton.
Is zoning published for Dighton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.