Housing data for Beaver Township (Scott County), KS

Beaver Township (Scott County), KS has an estimated 271 residents and 128 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Scott County.

38.3% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
271 (±156)
Housing units
128 (±83)
Households that rent
38.3%
Residents since 2015–2019
−17.9%

What stands out in Beaver Township (Scott County)

Median real estate taxes: $1,836 (±$654) in Beaver Township (Scott County), lower than in Scott County ($2,640).

Housing in Beaver Township (Scott County) at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 38.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $152,900 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,836 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 32.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 67.9% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 62.5% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −17.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 14.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Beaver Township (Scott County) against Scott County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Beaver Township (Scott County)Scott CountyKansasUnited States
Residents271 (±156)5,027 (exact)2,947,197 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units128 (±83)2,334 (±83)1,293,635 (±880)143,775,355
Households that rent38.3% (±27.0 points)32.8% (±6.9 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$685 (±$319)$1,060 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income—$68,839 (±$10,706)$74,275 (±$475)$80,734
Median home value$152,900 (±$110,695)$160,000 (±$15,001)$217,200 (±$1,343)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,836 (±$654)$2,640 (±$277)$2,798 (±$18)$3,119
Built before 198067.9% (±54.5 points)83.3% (±14.6 points)55.9% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute—10.4 minutes (±1.8)19.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±20.7 points)89.2% (±6.6 points)90.7% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents69.2 years (±13.8)38.2 years (±1.8)37.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Beaver Township (Scott County) covers 119.2 square miles of land, about 2 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Beaver Township (Scott County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents330 (±217)271 (±156)−17.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units110 (±55)128 (±83)+16.4%Not a measurable change
Median real estate taxes$1,449 (±$1,328)$1,836 (±$654)+26.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent16.4% (±25.6 points)38.3% (±27.0 points)+21.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±61.3 points)0.0% (±40.7 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Scott County

Beaver Township (Scott County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Scott County as a whole.

In 2024, the police departments that report for Scott County recorded 224 violent and 388 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Beaver Township (Scott County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6787116%4,985$669$160,500$68,339

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Beaver Township (Scott County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Lees Township8.9 mi——0.0%
Paxton Township9.8 mi——75.0%
Isbel Township11 mi——100.0%
Scott City13 mi$649$162,20032.6%
Logansport Township15 mi——0.0%
Elkader Township19 mi———
Augustine Township20 mi——100.0%
Lewis Township20 mi——0.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Beaver Township (Scott County), fiscal year 2027

Scott County, KS, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$707$735$961$1,255$1,606

HUD income limits for Beaver Township (Scott County), fiscal year 2026

Scott County, KS, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,000$30,000$48,000
2 people$21,640$34,300$54,850
3 people$27,320$38,600$61,700
4 people$33,000$42,850$68,550
5 people$38,680$46,300$74,050
6 people$44,360$49,750$79,550
7 people$50,040$53,150$85,050
8 people$55,720$56,600$90,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Scott County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Beaver Township (Scott County)

Is Beaver Township (Scott County) growing?

In Beaver Township (Scott County), the number of residents went from 330 in 2015–2019 to 271 in 2020–2024 (−17.9%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Beaver Township (Scott County)?

The ZIP code that covers Beaver Township (Scott County) is 67871.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 67871?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 67871 is $669 (±$213) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Beaver township, Scott County, Kansas (county subdivision:05175, in state:20 county:171).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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