Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2020
Geographic area: Medicine Lodge city, Kansas
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SubjectNumberPercent SubjectNumberPercent

Total Population 1,781 100.0     
 RELATIONSHIP  
SEX AND AGE     Total population 1,781 100.0
Male 882 49.5  In households 1,747 98.1
Female 899 50.5    Householder 797 44.8
      Spouse, opposite-sex 344 19.3
Under 5 years 118 6.6    Spouse, same-sex 0 0.0
5 to 9 years 123 6.9    Unmarried partner, opposite-sex 46 2.6
10 to 14 years 130 7.3    Unmarried partner, same-sex 1 0.1
15 to 19 years 108 6.1    Child 473 26.6
20 to 24 years 90 5.1      Under 18 years 384 21.6
25 to 29 years 103 5.8    Grandchild 37 2.1
30 to 34 years 103 5.8      Under 18 years 36 2.0
35 to 39 years 94 5.3    Other relatives 26 1.5
40 to 44 years 85 4.8    Nonrelatives 23 1.3
45 to 49 years 63 3.5  In group quarters 34 1.9
50 to 54 years 100 5.6    Institutionalized population 29 1.6
55 to 59 years 129 7.2      Male 12 0.7
60 to 64 years 150 8.4      Female 17 1.0
65 to 69 years 130 7.3    Noninstitutionalized population 5 0.3
70 to 74 years 92 5.2      Male 4 0.2
75 to 79 years 59 3.3      Female 1 0.1
80 to 84 years 46 2.6 
85 years and over 58 3.3  HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Median age (years) 41.0 (X)   Total households 806 100.0
 Married-couple 348 43.2
18 years and over 1,339 75.2    With own children under 18 years 120 14.9
  Male 649 73.6  Cohabiting-couple 43 5.3
  Female 690 76.8    With own children under 18 years 20 2.5
21 years and over 1,285 72.2  Female householder, no husband present 65 8.1
62 years and over 478 26.8    With own children under 18 years 40 5.0
65 years and over 385 21.6  Male householder, no husband present 27 3.3
  Male 171 19.4    With own children under 18 years 13 1.6
  Female 214 23.8  Householder living alone 323 40.1
   Householder 65 years and over 157 19.5
RACE 
One race 1,693 95.1  Households with individuals under 18 years 212 26.3
  White 1,597 89.7  Households with individuals 65 and over 298 37.0
  Black or African American 6 0.3  
  American Indian and Alaska Native 27 1.5 Average household size 2.17 (X)
  Asian 8 0.4 
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Islander 1 0.1 HOUSING OCCUPANCY
  Some other race 54 3.0    Total housing units 997 100.0
Two or more races 88 4.9  Occupied housing units 806 80.8
 Vacant housing units 191 19.2
Race alone or in combination with one     For seasonal, rec., or occasional use 43 4.3
 or more other races:¹       
White 1,681 94.4  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 (X)
Black or African American 22 1.2  Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.8 (X)
American Indian and Alaska Native 72 4.0
Asian 18 1.0  HOUSING TENURE
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Islander 2 0.1    Occupied housing units 806 100.0
Some other race 81 4.5  Owner-occupied housing units 548 68.0
 Renter-occupied housing units 258 32.0
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 102 5.7  
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,679 94.3 
  White alone 1,564 87.8

(X) Not applicable.
¹ In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population
   and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2020.