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67838 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 67838 covers Deerfield, Kansas, with a population of about 1,084 and a median household income of $72,596.

Population
1,08414 per square mile
Median age
28.99.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$72,596about the Kansas median
Poverty rate
11.2%1.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$155,820up 19.1% in five years
Median rent
$71730% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher
14.1%20.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.5%3.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 67838 is

Deerfield, Kansas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,084
Median age28.9
Family households76.6%
Born outside the US22.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home50.8%
White (non-Hispanic)45.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino52.7%
Veterans3.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$72,596
Income per person$26,115
Poverty rate11.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.3%
$10–15k10.5%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k8.4%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k16.8%
$75–100k15.6%
$100–125k12.6%
$125–150k4.8%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed390
Mean adjusted gross income$65,510
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k23.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k25.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$717
Rent as a share of household income23.5%
Owner-occupied68.5%
Vacant homes13.1%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house59.8%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units11.5%
5 to 19 units2.3%
Mobile home23.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$155,820as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$156,367$89,221

$89,221 in 2016 to $155,820 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
High school diploma or higher75.3%
Works from home7.8%
Drives to work alone79%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)19% 7.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening54.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.2% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.3% 5.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed33
Annual payroll$890,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 96.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss97.3 out of 100
Community resilience3.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Kansas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKansasUnited States
Median household income$72,596$72,639$78,538
Income per person$26,115$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate11.2%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$717$1,029$1,348
Homeownership68.5%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.9%5.2%
Works from home7.8%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US22.4%7.2%13.9%
Median age28.937.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLAKIN, KS US11.8 km away
Rain in a year19 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January46.1°F / 19.8°F0.39 in rain, 5 in snow
February50°F / 22.4°F0.39 in rain, 3.4 in snow
March59.6°F / 30°F0.97 in rain, 3.4 in snow
April68.4°F / 38.7°F1.57 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May78.7°F / 49.9°F2.36 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June89.6°F / 60.5°F3.27 in rain
July94.3°F / 65.8°F2.81 in rain
August91.8°F / 63.9°F2.86 in rain
September84.5°F / 55.4°F1.3 in rain
October71.4°F / 41.9°F1.64 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November57.5°F / 29°F0.58 in rain, 1.1 in snow
December47°F / 20.9°F0.67 in rain, 4.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Deerfield Unified School District 21685.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Holcomb Unified School District 36314.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

67851 Holcomb, KS13.6 km away
67860 Lakin, KS13.6 km away
67846 Garden City, KS24.8 km away
67868 Pierceville, KS36.1 km away
67857 Kendall, KS36.2 km away
67880 Ulysses, KS50.9 km away
67863 Marienthal, KS53.8 km away
67878 Syracuse, KS54.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Kearny County85.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Finney County14.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area79.06 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density14 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0068, -101.1431

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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