Financial Literacy in Mapleton, KS
About 98 people live in Mapleton, Kansas. The population has grown 1% since 2020, from 97 to 98. The median age is 56.1, skewing older, where the pressing questions shift toward retirement income, medical costs and passing things on.
2.5% of Mapleton residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That sits 17.7 points below the Kansas average of 20.2%. Put the other way round: of the 237 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 231 — 97.5% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
Kansas has committed to 1 semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement, phasing in with the class of 2027 — so today's middle schoolers will be the first cohort held to it. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Mapleton, is most of the people reading this.
Mapleton by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 98 |
| Change since 2020 | +1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 2.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 97.9% |
| Median age | 56.1 |
| Poverty rate | 1.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 1.1% |
| Land area | 0.496 sq mi |
| Population density | 198 / sq mi |
What Kansas teaches — and to whom
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.
Where to start in Mapleton
Shift from accumulating to drawing down
With a median age of 56.1, a large share of Mapleton is closer to drawing on savings than building them. The skills that matter shift accordingly: sequencing withdrawals, understanding Medicare's enrolment windows, and getting beneficiary designations and a will actually filled in.
Questions people ask about Mapleton
Do high school students in Mapleton, Kansas have to take a personal finance class?
Yes — Kansas has adopted a standalone requirement, phasing in with the graduating class of 2027. Students graduating before then are not covered.
How many adults in Mapleton, Kansas have a college degree?
2.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 97.5% are managing their finances without one.
Where can adults in Mapleton, Kansas learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
Browse the LearnLife catalog