Wamego, KS

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2024 Population

4,386

2024 Median Age

36.7

0.272% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.24%

5.08% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$78,809

4.77% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$198,300

5.65% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,374

1.17% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Wamego, 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.

99.7% of the residents in Wamego, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wamego, KS was $198,300, and the homeownership rate was 72.7%.

Most people in Wamego, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Wamego, KS was 2 cars per household.

United States

Population & Diversity

Wamego, KS is home to a population of 4.39k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.21% of Wamego, KS residents were born outside of the country (97 people).

In 2024, there were 8.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.38k people) in Wamego, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 384 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 264 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Wamego, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wamego, KS was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wamego, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.38k ± 705
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
384 ± 244
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
264 ± 192

13.3%

Hispanic Population

583 people

13.3% of the people in Wamego, KS are hispanic (583 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wamego, KS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.21%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

97 people

2.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

91 people

As of 2024, 2.21% of Wamego, KS residents (97 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wamego, KS was 2.16%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wamego, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
156 ± 113
Vietnam
75 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
32 ± 40

Wamego, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wamego, KS.

Health

95.8% of the population of Wamego, KS has health coverage, with 62.8% on employee plans, 11% on Medicaid, 6.31% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 1.16% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.5% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.2%

Uninsured

62.8%

Employer Coverage

11%

Medicaid

6.31%

Medicare

14.5%

Non-Group

1.16%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wamego, KS declined by 17.5% from 5.09% to 4.2%.

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

Economy

The economy of Wamego, KS employs 2.37k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wamego, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (331 people), Public Administration (316 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (257 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($88,321), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,575), and Utilities ($86,995).

Employment

Occupations

2.37k

2024 Value

± 440

−1.17%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wamego, KS declined at a rate of −1.17%, from 2.4k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wamego, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (293 people), Management Occupations (258 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (198 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wamego, KS.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.37k

2024 Value

± 440

−1.17%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wamego, KS declined at a rate of −1.17%, from 2.4k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wamego, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (331 people), Public Administration (316 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (257 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wamego, KS, though some of these residents may live in Wamego, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,784

Median earning men ± $7,370

$39,721

Median earning women ± $7,484

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,761), Manufacturing ($69,929), and Public Administration ($60,759).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($61,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,368), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($50,223).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in the states of United States went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.2%), followed by Jill Stein (0.556%).

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

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Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Wamego, KS. Showing the available data for the states of United States.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.9%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.2%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.556%)
Green Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in the states of United States for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wamego, KS was $198,300 in 2024, which is 0.596 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $187,700 to $198,300, a 5.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Wamego, KS is 72.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wamego, KS have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wamego, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$198,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,612

$1,303

Median Property Taxes

±$294

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wamego, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wamego, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.7% of the housing units in Wamego, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$78,809

Median Household Income

± $29,839

1.79k

Number of Households

± 363

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.79k households in Wamego, KS declined from $78,809 from the previous year's value of $82,756.

The following chart displays the households in Wamego, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.8%)
Carpooled (8%)
Worked At Home (7.2%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in Wamego, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8%) and those who worked at home (7.2%).

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

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wamego, KS have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.36% of the workforce in Wamego, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wamego, KS (226 out of 4.31k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wamego, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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.