Middle Creek TownshipKS
A town of 1,876.
Is Middle Creek Township a good place to live?
Middle Creek Township’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Middle Creek Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 20 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. Jake's Branch of Middle Creek Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Middle Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
96% of working residents leave Middle Creek Township for work
Where Middle Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Middle Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Middle Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Middle Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Middle Creek Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Middle Creek Township.
The median household income in Middle Creek Township is higher than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country
Middle Creek Township’s median household income is $136,000, above both Kansas’ towns ($73,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). 2.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Middle Creek Township. Most working residents leave Middle Creek Township for work: only 4% work in town.
| Middle Creek Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $136,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Middle Creek Township ranks healthier than 70% of the country’s towns
Middle Creek Township beats the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of Middle Creek Township adults feel lonely.
| Middle Creek Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Middle Creek Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and hot summers in Middle Creek Township
Middle Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Middle Creek Township’s July high is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Middle Creek Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Middle Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Middle Creek Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Middle Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Middle Creek Township
Township in Miami County, Kansas, U.S.
Middle Creek Township is a township in Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,814.
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Middle Creek Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Middle Creek Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Creek Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Paola Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Louisburg | #33 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Wea Township | — | — | D | — | A+ | A− |
| Ten Mile Township | — | — | D | — | A+ | A− |
| Sugar Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B |
| Miami Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Middle Creek Township, Paola Township, Wea Township, Ten Mile Township and Valley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Middle Creek Township, Paola Township, Wea Township, Ten Mile Township and Valley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sugar Creek Township and Miami Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Middle Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Middle Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Middle Creek Township, KS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.