Population 153 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mont Ida
Household size in Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.05 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.88 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.04 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.24 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.19 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Mont Ida are large by national standards, averaging 3.24 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 3.05, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.5 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 27.5 | 37.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 33.4 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.1 | 38.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +10.6 | +1.4 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Mont Ida is 38.1 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. That is in line with the rest of Kansas.
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 Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.1% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 10.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.9% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.9% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 1.9% of households in Mont Ida, well below 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 Mont Ida
Renters in Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.2% | 30.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.2% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.2% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.8% | 32.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −6.4 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Mont Ida is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 13.8% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Just over half of owners (53.2%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.1% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.5% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.1% | 11.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 2.1% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.1 pts | −0.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 2.1% of homes in Mont Ida are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
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 Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1958 | 1971 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1972 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1974 | 1973 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1976 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +18 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Mont Ida was built around 1976, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
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 Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $488 | $769 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $498 | $858 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,536 | $950 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,278 | $1,159 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$790 | +$390 | +$606 |
Rent in Mont Ida runs $1,278 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are higher than in Kansas as a whole ($1,159). Rent takes 35.6% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Mont Ida
Bachelor's degrees in Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.0% | 30.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.3% | 31.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.2% | 33.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.5% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | −10.5 pts | +4.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Mont Ida have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 6.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 92.5% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.2% | 90.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.5% | 90.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 78.7% | 91.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | −13.8 pts | +2.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Mont Ida never finished high school, well above the national share: only 78.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Mont Ida
| Period | Mont Ida | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.1% | 6.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.0% | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −6.1 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Mont Ida out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Mont Ida compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Ida | 3.24 | 38.1 | 1.9% | 13.8% | 2.1% | 1976 | $1,278 | 6.5% | 78.7% | 0.0% |
| Welda | 2.55 | 38.8 | 16.9% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 1964 | $736 | 22.0% | 89.0% | 3.3% |
| Glenlock | 2.88 | 42.0 | 2.3% | 11.3% | 4.0% | 1978 | $1,146 | 10.1% | 79.9% | 0.9% |
| Harris | 3.19 | 38.7 | 2.1% | 13.7% | 2.5% | 1976 | $1,255 | 6.9% | 79.2% | 0.0% |
| Westphalia | 2.81 | 42.9 | 3.0% | 13.3% | 5.6% | 1975 | $1,060 | 10.0% | 83.1% | 0.8% |
| Garnett | 2.38 | 41.1 | 12.2% | 29.2% | 11.0% | 1955 | $855 | 10.7% | 92.3% | 5.8% |
| Scipio | 2.11 | 49.7 | 3.0% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 1982 | $913 | 18.0% | 85.0% | 3.1% |
| Sharpe | 2.08 | 51.4 | 5.4% | 12.5% | 10.9% | 1975 | $730 | 17.2% | 90.6% | 1.2% |
| Selma | 2.42 | 39.3 | 22.2% | 16.2% | 20.3% | 1962 | $637 | 26.4% | 91.4% | 2.9% |
| Greeley | 2.11 | 50.0 | 2.9% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 1982 | $879 | 18.4% | 84.1% | 3.2% |
| Waverly | 2.54 | 46.1 | 7.3% | 17.5% | 9.2% | 1966 | $825 | 20.3% | 92.1% | 7.9% |
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 Mont Ida. 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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