Cedar Vale, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

529

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.3

6.97% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

23.8%

9.85% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$44,816

0.0624% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Cedar Vale, KS is home to a population of 529 people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.65% of Cedar Vale, KS residents were born outside of the country (14 people).

In 2024, there were 7.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (346 people) in Cedar Vale, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 41 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Cedar Vale, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cedar Vale, KS was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cedar Vale, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
346 ± 111
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
47 ± 42
Other (Non-Hispanic)
41 ± 45

16.8%

Hispanic Population

89 people

16.8% of the people in Cedar Vale, KS are hispanic (89 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

2.65%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

14 people

2.43%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

As of 2024, 2.65% of Cedar Vale, KS residents (14 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 Cedar Vale, KS was 2.43%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
7 ± 13
Vietnam
2 ± 16

Cedar Vale, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Cedar Vale, KS employs 278 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cedar Vale, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (47 people), Manufacturing (45 people), and Educational Services (45 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($73,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,250).

Employment

Occupations

278

2024 Value

± 92

−11.5%

1 Year decline

± 51.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cedar Vale, KS declined at a rate of −11.5%, from 314 employees to 278 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cedar Vale, KS, are Management Occupations (53 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (40 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (30 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cedar Vale, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

278

2024 Value

± 92

−11.5%

1 Year decline

± 51.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cedar Vale, KS declined at a rate of −11.5%, from 314 employees to 278 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cedar Vale, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (47 people), Manufacturing (45 people), and Educational Services (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cedar Vale, KS, though some of these residents may live in Cedar Vale, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,250

Median earning men ± $20,613

$19,844

Median earning women ± $3,338

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($73,958), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($27,813) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,922).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cedar Vale, KS was $36,400 in 2024, which is 0.109 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $35,600 to $36,400, a 2.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Cedar Vale, KS is 69.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cedar Vale, KS have an average commute time of 18.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cedar Vale, KS is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$36,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,898

$158

Median Property Taxes

±$53

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 Cedar Vale, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.6%

Homeownership

2024

59.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.6% of the housing units in Cedar Vale, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cedar Vale, 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.

$44,816

Median Household Income

± $19,066

227

Number of Households

± 61

In 2024, the median household income of the 227 households in Cedar Vale, KS declined from $44,816 from the previous year's value of $44,844.

The following chart displays the households in Cedar Vale, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (82.7%)
Walked (10.8%)
Other (3.6%)

In 2024, 82.7% of workers in Cedar Vale, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (10.8%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.6%).

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

18.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cedar Vale, KS have a shorter commute time (18.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.57% of the workforce in Cedar Vale, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cedar Vale, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cedar Vale, KS have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cedar Vale, KS (126 out of 529 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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