Dighton ZIP Codes — Lane County, KS

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	191	18.2%
18 and over	860	81.8%
65 and over	276	26.3%
Median age	48.4 years

Group	Count	%
White	923	82.4%
Hispanic or Latino	69	6.2%
Other race	60	5.4%
Asian	40	3.6%
Two or more races	21	1.9%
Black or African American	7	0.6%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	6.9%
$10k–$15k	7.1%
$15k–$25k	14.2%
$25k–$35k	2.7%
$35k–$50k	14.4%
$50k–$75k	9.2%
$75k–$100k	10.6%
$100k–$150k	26.7%
$150k–$200k	2.7%
$200k+	5.6%
Median income	$63,750

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$88,900
Median rent / month	$0
Owner occupied	86.0%
Renter occupied	14.0%
Vacant	26.4%
Single-family detached	94.6%
Large apartment buildings	2.1%
Mobile homes	3.2%
Median rooms	6.0
Avg household size (owned)	2.30

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	2.0%
2000–2009	5.5%
1990–1999	4.4%
1980–1989	12.9%
1970–1979	8.0%
1960–1969	13.2%
1950–1959	26.8%
1940–1949	5.4%
1939 or earlier	21.8%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	2.1%
1 bedroom	0.0%
2 bedrooms	44.0%
3 bedrooms	35.1%
4 bedrooms	9.0%
5+ bedrooms	9.7%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	4.0%
1 vehicle	25.0%
2 vehicles	34.8%
3 or more	36.3%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	69.4%
Electricity	8.3%
Propane / LP gas	21.0%
Wood	0.8%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	245	51.0%
Cohabiting couple	21	4.4%
Male householder, no spouse	100	20.8%
Female householder, no spouse	114	23.8%
Households with children under 18	108	22.5%
Households with seniors (65+)	215	44.8%
Average household size	2.18

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	22.0%	20.3%
Married	63.6%	58.0%
Separated	1.4%	0.0%
Widowed	3.2%	12.4%
Divorced	9.7%	9.3%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.0%
Bachelor's or higher	18.3%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	20	9.0%
Kindergarten	25	11.2%
Elementary school	108	48.4%
High school	60	26.9%
College / grad school	10	4.5%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	35.6%
Service	21.2%
Sales & office	17.3%
Natural resources & construction	16.5%
Production & transportation	9.4%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	61.5%
Government	16.9%
Self-employed	20.1%
Unpaid family workers	1.4%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	72.6%
Carpool	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	8.3%
Other means	0.7%
Avg commute (minutes)	16.3

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	36.9%
Retirement income	34.6%
Supplemental Security	3.8%
Cash public assistance	0.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	4.8%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	39.7%
High cholesterol	38.7%
Heart disease	8.4%
Stroke	3.7%
Asthma	9.5%
Arthritis	29.5%
Kidney disease	3.6%
Pulmonary disease	8.2%
Cancer	8.6%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.9%
No physical activity	25.6%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	31.2%
Fair or poor health	15.3%
Poor mental health	13.1%
Poor physical health	11.3%
No health insurance	13.2%
Visited doctor (checkup)	75.5%
Visited dentist	64.4%
Cholesterol screening	90.5%
Teeth loss	14.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	129	15.0%

Disability	%
Any disability	20.0%
Under 18	4.7%
18–64 years	12.7%
65 and over	46.3%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	81.4%
Public insurance	36.6%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	1,007	95.8%
Spanish	20	2.0%
Other Indo-European	12	1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	8	0.8%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	964	91.7%
Born in same state	964	91.7%
Born in different state	777	73.9%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	87	8.3%
Not a US citizen	60	69.0%