Wamego, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

4,386

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

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

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.

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

2.21%

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.

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.

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

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).

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wamego, 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 (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.

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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