WaKeeney, KS

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None of the households in WaKeeney, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in WaKeeney, KS are U.S. citizens.

Most people in WaKeeney, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.8 minutes. The average car ownership in WaKeeney, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

WaKeeney, KS is home to a population of 1.84k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of WaKeeney, KS residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in WaKeeney, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
47 ± 36
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 19
World War II
12 ± 18

WaKeeney, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of WaKeeney, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in WaKeeney, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (188 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (112 people), and Retail Trade (93 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Kansas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,429. The income inequality in Kansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in WaKeeney, KS, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of WaKeeney, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in WaKeeney, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (188 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (112 people), and Retail Trade (93 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of WaKeeney, KS, though some of these residents may live in WaKeeney, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,429), and Retail Trade ($67,639).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,056), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($36,406).

Employment by Industry Sector

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3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in WaKeeney, KS have an average commute time of 12.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in WaKeeney, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in WaKeeney, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in WaKeeney, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in WaKeeney, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for WaKeeney, KS is from Kansas.

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2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (73.4%)
Carpooled (13.8%)
Worked At Home (9.19%)

In 2023, 73.4% of workers in WaKeeney, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) and those who worked at home (9.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

12.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in WaKeeney, KS have a shorter commute time (12.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.18% of the workforce in WaKeeney, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in WaKeeney, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in WaKeeney, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in WaKeeney, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.69% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in WaKeeney, KS (118 out of 1.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in WaKeeney, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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