Downs, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Downs is a Census city of 749 people across 1.12 square miles of land, in Osborne County. Median household income is $62,333, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Downs
What Downs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.12 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land669
- County holding the largest share of its areaOsborne 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 Downs
- Population749
- Median age50.9
- Population under 18131 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1817.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over273
- Share 65 and over36.4 percent
- Households376
- Family households183 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families48.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Downs
- Median household income$62,333
- Per capita income$35,695
- Civilian labor force354
- Employed354
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over601
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Downs
- Housing units464
- Occupied units376
- Vacant units88 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate19.0 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied289
- Renter occupied87 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$102,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$582
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.2 percent
- Single family units392
- Share single family84.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more40 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more8.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Downs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute345
- Commuting under 15 minutes229 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting under 15 minutes66.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more57 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Worked from home2.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Downs (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$25,000
- Average approval$25,000
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 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 Downs, 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.
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Flood risk in Downs
- NFIP communityCity of Downs
- NFIP community number200490
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/26/76
The City of Downs does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200490 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.
Osborne County, not Downs
Osborne County context, not Downs figures
- Establishments in Osborne County134
- Covered employment, Osborne County1,251
- Average annual pay, Osborne County$41,453
- Housing units permitted, Osborne County0
Every figure in this section is published for Osborne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Downs.
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
Downs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Downs, Kansas?
749, in 376 households. Downs city covers 1.12 square miles of land, which is 669 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Downs in?
Osborne 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 Downs?
$62,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,700. Median gross rent is $582 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Downs businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $25,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Downs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Downs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Downs. 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 Downs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Downs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Downs, city of, community 200490, 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 Downs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Osborne 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 Downs.
Is zoning published for Downs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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