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A town of 469. A typical home worth about $97K.
Population
469
residents
Typical home
$97K
+13.8% in a year
Household income
$45K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
42
A commuter town
What makes Jewell stand out
The thing Jewell does most differently from other towns.
Small town
469 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Jewell home is worth about $97K
The typical Jewell home is worth about $97,000, up 13.8% in a year, 61% below the Kansas typical home.
$97KZillow home value
Typical home value
Jewell$97K
Kansas$250K
+13.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Jewell
Most working residents leave Jewell for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Mankato (28%), Beloit (9%) and Belleville (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
4%work in town
Where working residents work
In Jewell4%
Mankato28%
Beloit9%
Belleville4%
Wichita4%
16 mi
median commute distance
42
jobs based in Jewell
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Who lives here
Older than Kansas overall, and fewer college graduates
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). 17% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
40.5median age · KS 37.4
JewellKansasUnited States
Ages · share of residents
19%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma3%
High school39%
Some college33%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s11%
Graduate6%
| Jewell | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.8% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.7% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.3% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.1% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.5% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several pointsBy the numbers →
Natural hazards
High risk, with hail at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Jewell has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–41°
Spring40–65°
Summer64–88°
Fall42–67°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Jewell is
Jewell beats the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better17 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Jewell | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.5% | 16.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.2% | 11.3% |
Jewell County Hospital
8.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Jewell is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 262 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jewell City Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Jewell for work
Where Jewell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
42jobs based in Jewell
4%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Jewell
City in Jewell County, Kansas
Jewell is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 370.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 370
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,555 ft
- ZIP code
- 66949
- Area code
- 785