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Sylvia, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Sylvia is a Census city of 195 people across 0.29 square miles of land, in Reno County. Median household income is $44,271, 97.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sylvia
What Sylvia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.29 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land674 plus or minus 225
- County holding the largest share of its areaReno 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.
Sylvia
How many people live in Sylvia
- Population195 plus or minus 65
- Median age59.1 plus or minus 16.6
- Population under 1831 plus or minus 21
- Share under 1815.9 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Population 65 and over49 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over25.1 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Households99 plus or minus 37
- Family households48 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families48.5 percent plus or minus 24.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sylvia
Income and work in Sylvia
- Median household income$44,271 plus or minus $22,076
- Per capita income$34,613 plus or minus $12,651
- Civilian labor force93 plus or minus 41
- Employed93 plus or minus 41
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over160 plus or minus 54
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sylvia
- Housing units142 plus or minus 47
- Occupied units99 plus or minus 37
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate30.3 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Owner occupied96 plus or minus 36
- Renter occupied3 plus or minus 7
- Ownership rate97.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$58,600 plus or minus $43,143
- Single family units142 plus or minus 48
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sylvia
How Sylvia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute81 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.0 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.0 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Drove alone45.2 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Carpooled39.8 percent plus or minus 36.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home12.9 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sylvia
Flood risk in Sylvia
- NFIP communityCity of Sylvia
- NFIP community number200515
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/10(M)
The City of Sylvia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200515 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.
Reno County, not Sylvia
Reno County context, not Sylvia figures
- Establishments in Reno County1,590
- Covered employment, Reno County26,658
- Average annual pay, Reno County$49,987
- Housing units permitted, Reno County40
Every figure in this section is published for Reno County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sylvia.
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
Sylvia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sylvia, Kansas?
195, in 99 households. Sylvia city covers 0.29 square miles of land, which is 674 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sylvia in?
Reno 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 Sylvia?
$44,271. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $58,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sylvia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sylvia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sylvia, city of, community 200515, 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 Sylvia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Reno 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 Sylvia.
Is zoning published for Sylvia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.