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BronsonKS

A town of 537.

Population
537
residents
Median home value
$68K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
25.3
years
Jobs based here
34
A commuter town
Small town

537 people, and everyone knows the way

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66°
Cloudy
H 79° · L 62°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Bronson

Most working residents leave Bronson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Scott (24%), Wichita (7%) and Uniontown (4%). Half commute less than 37 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Bronson1%
Fort Scott24%
Wichita7%
Uniontown4%
Iola4%
37 mi
median commute distance
34
jobs based in Bronson
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtHail
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Bronson has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–45°
Spring45–67°
Summer67–87°
Fall47–69°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Bronson is

Bronson beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outBronsonKS
More adults with COPD9.2%6.7%
More adults with heart disease8.2%6.4%
More smokers17.8%14%
Allen County Regional Hospital
18.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Bronson is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 286 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Bronson City Park—4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Bronson for work

Where Bronson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Fort Scott Fort Scott 24% 7% → Wichita Wichita 7% 4% → Uniontown Uniontown 4% 4% → Iola Iola 4% 3% → Moran Moran 3% 3% → Chanute Chanute 3% Bronson · 1% stay
34jobs based in Bronson
1%of working residents work in town
37 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bronson

City in Kansas, United States of America

Bronson is a city in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 304.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
304
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,070 ft
ZIP code
66716

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