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Glen Elder, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Glen Elder is a Census city of 476 people across 0.44 square miles of land, in Mitchell County. Median household income is $79,250, 79.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $481,900 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Glen Elder
What Glen Elder is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,093 plus or minus 374
- County holding the largest share of its areaMitchell 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.
Glen Elder
How many people live in Glen Elder
- Population476 plus or minus 163
- Median age43.4 plus or minus 11.4
- Population under 1855 plus or minus 25
- Share under 1811.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Population 65 and over107 plus or minus 40
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent
- Households255 plus or minus 77
- Family households167 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families65.5 percent plus or minus 20.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Elder
Income and work in Glen Elder
- Median household income$79,250 plus or minus $33,402
- Per capita income$37,045
- Civilian labor force283 plus or minus 161
- Employed283 plus or minus 161
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over376 plus or minus 135
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent plus or minus 44.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Elder
Housing in Glen Elder
- Housing units316 plus or minus 80
- Occupied units255 plus or minus 77
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied202 plus or minus 77
- Renter occupied53 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate79.2 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Median gross rent, monthly$438
- Annual rent as a share of median income6.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Single family units261 plus or minus 79
- Share single family82.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more11.1 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Glen Elder gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute229 plus or minus 104
- Commuting under 15 minutes143 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.4 percent plus or minus 32.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Drove alone74.2 percent plus or minus 56.0
- Carpooled2.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home19.1 percent plus or minus 21.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Elder
SBA loans in Glen Elder (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$481,900
- Average approval$481,900
- Median approval$481,900
- Largest approval$481,900
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Elder, 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.
Glen Elder
Flood risk in Glen Elder
- NFIP communityCity of Glen Elder
- NFIP community number200227
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/05/23(M)
The City of Glen Elder participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200227 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.
Mitchell County, not Glen Elder
Mitchell County context, not Glen Elder figures
- Establishments in Mitchell County237
- Covered employment, Mitchell County3,146
- Average annual pay, Mitchell County$47,181
- Housing units permitted, Mitchell County4
Every figure in this section is published for Mitchell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glen Elder.
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
Glen Elder questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glen Elder, Kansas?
476, in 255 households. Glen Elder city covers 0.44 square miles of land, which is 1,093 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Glen Elder in?
Mitchell 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 Glen Elder?
$79,250. Median gross rent is $438 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Glen Elder businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $481,900 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $481,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Elder, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Glen Elder borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Glen Elder. 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 Glen Elder in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Glen Elder appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Glen Elder, city of, community 200227, 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 Glen Elder figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mitchell 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 Glen Elder.
Is zoning published for Glen Elder?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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