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Sylvan Grove, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Sylvan Grove is a Census city of 314 people across 0.39 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. Median household income is $53,750, 84.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sylvan Grove
What Sylvan Grove is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land815 plus or minus 249
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln 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 Sylvan Grove
- Population314 plus or minus 96
- Median age47.4 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 1893 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1829.6 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Population 65 and over79 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over25.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Households142 plus or minus 47
- Family households72 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families50.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sylvan Grove
- Median household income$53,750 plus or minus $18,051
- Per capita income$25,156 plus or minus $6,648
- Civilian labor force159 plus or minus 59
- Employed148 plus or minus 58
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate6.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over211 plus or minus 63
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.6 percent plus or minus 39.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.2 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sylvan Grove
- Housing units186 plus or minus 51
- Occupied units142 plus or minus 47
- Vacant units44 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate23.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Owner occupied120 plus or minus 43
- Renter occupied22 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate84.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$90,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$643
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units181 plus or minus 50
- Share single family97.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more1.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sylvan Grove gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute141 plus or minus 56
- Commuting under 15 minutes54 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.3 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.9 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.9 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Worked from home4.7 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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SBA loans in Sylvan Grove (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$70,000
- Average approval$70,000
- Median approval$70,000
- Largest approval$70,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sylvan Grove, 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.
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Flood risk in Sylvan Grove
- NFIP communityCity of Sylvan Grove
- NFIP community number200461
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/23(M)
The City of Sylvan Grove participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200461 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.
Lincoln County, not Sylvan Grove
Lincoln County context, not Sylvan Grove figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County85
- Covered employment, Lincoln County909
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$45,837
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County2
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sylvan Grove.
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
Sylvan Grove questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sylvan Grove, Kansas?
314, in 142 households. Sylvan Grove city covers 0.39 square miles of land, which is 815 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sylvan Grove in?
Lincoln 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 Sylvan Grove?
$53,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,300. Median gross rent is $643 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sylvan Grove in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sylvan Grove appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sylvan Grove, city of, community 200461, 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 Sylvan Grove figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln 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 Sylvan Grove.
Is zoning published for Sylvan Grove?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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