Healy, KS Demographics

Population 312 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Healy

Household size in Healy

Household size, people per household
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–102.412.542.68
2010–142.272.582.73
2015–192.092.562.71
2020–241.962.532.65
Change−0.45−0.01−0.03
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Households in Healy are small: just 1.96 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.41, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Healy

Median age, years
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–1044.837.437.7
2010–1447.837.838.6
2015–1944.238.539.6
2020–2450.538.840.1
Change+5.7+1.4+2.3
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Healy skews older: half of its residents are older than 50.5, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Healy

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–103.7%10.8%12.3%
2010–142.2%10.9%12.3%
2015–196.6%10.4%11.6%
2020–2415.2%10.5%11.6%
Change+11.5 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head just over one in seven households in Healy (15.2%), well above the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Healy

Renters in Healy

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–1029.0%30.6%33.3%
2010–1425.9%32.9%35.6%
2015–1934.1%33.7%36.0%
2020–2416.5%32.8%34.8%
Change−12.5 pts+2.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Healy is largely a place of homeowners: only 16.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 75.3% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Healy

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–1016.5%10.1%11.4%
2010–1412.5%10.4%11.4%
2015–1915.5%11.3%11.1%
2020–2420.4%9.7%9.6%
Change+3.9 pts−0.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Healy: 20.4% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Healy

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–10195819711974
2010–14195819721975
2015–19196319731977
2020–24195819761980
Change+0+5+6
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The housing in Healy is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1958, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Healy

Rent, per month
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–10$566$769$965
2010–14$756$858$1,040
2015–19$529$950$1,213
2020–24$592$1,159$1,571
Change+$26+$390+$606
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A typical rental in Healy costs $592 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 26.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Healy

Bachelor's degrees in Healy

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–1027.8%30.8%28.4%
2010–1427.0%31.7%29.6%
2015–1928.6%33.6%32.1%
2020–2420.3%35.6%35.6%
Change−7.5 pts+4.8 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Healy: 20.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Healy

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–1087.1%89.5%84.9%
2010–1490.9%90.0%86.1%
2015–1994.8%90.8%87.7%
2020–2491.5%91.7%89.3%
Change+4.5 pts+2.2 pts+4.3 pts
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About nine in ten adults in Healy have finished high school (91.5%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Kansas.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Healy

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodHealyKansasU.S.
2006–103.8%6.1%8.1%
2010–146.4%6.7%9.4%
2015–192.1%4.1%5.6%
2020–240.7%4.0%5.4%
Change−3.1 pts−2.1 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Healy has been strong: just 0.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Healy compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Healy1.9650.515.2%16.5%20.4%1958$59220.3%91.5%0.7%
Manning2.6344.510.5%33.2%4.0%1962$1,08920.2%88.2%0.2%
Shields2.2045.710.8%15.7%19.3%1954$66221.3%93.2%2.1%
Dighton2.0849.69.0%9.2%18.7%1959$58926.0%96.1%0.3%
Grigston2.6344.710.8%33.4%4.0%1962$1,09420.1%88.0%0.1%
Scott City2.1839.57.8%32.4%4.1%1961$76334.8%91.4%2.9%
Gove2.5838.14.1%13.8%18.0%1946$77522.7%95.9%4.5%
Shallow Water2.7144.010.3%36.1%1.9%1962$1,15820.0%87.5%0.0%
Utica2.1049.05.0%19.1%18.3%1953$51022.8%93.0%2.0%
Pence2.6441.110.2%33.8%6.8%1961$1,09620.7%87.5%0.2%
Modoc2.7343.310.7%34.6%3.2%1963$1,13319.8%87.3%0.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Healy. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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