Wellsville, KS

Census Place

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2023 Population
2,003
0.94% 1-year decline
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
37.8
0.264% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
10.9%
11.8% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$67,292
2.12% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$166,100
4.93% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
919
0.756% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Wellsville, KS had a population of 2k people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $67,292. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wellsville, KS declined from 2,022 to 2,003, a −0.94% decrease and its median household income declined from $68,750 to $67,292, a −2.12% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wellsville, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.7%), White (Hispanic) (4.84%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.15%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.3%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.799%).

None of the households in Wellsville, 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.

99.5% of the residents in Wellsville, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Wellsville, KS was $166,100, and the homeownership rate was 71.9%.

Most people in Wellsville, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Wellsville, KS was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Wellsville, KS is home to a population of 2k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.5% of Wellsville, KS residents were born outside of the country (30 people).

In 2023, there were 18.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.82k people) in Wellsville, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 97 White (Hispanic) and 43 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.5%
2023 Citizenship
99.6%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.5% of Wellsville, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wellsville, KS was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wellsville, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.82k ± 234
  2. White (Hispanic)
    97 ± 72
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    43 ± 32.2
5.74%
Hispanic Population
115 people

In 2023, there were 18.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.82k people) in Wellsville, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 97 White (Hispanic) and 43 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.74% of the people in Wellsville, KS are hispanic (115 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wellsville, KS as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    82,300 ± 6,944 people
  2. India
    14,639 ± 2,963 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,989 ± 2,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wellsville, KS was Mexico, the natal country of 82,300 Wellsville, KS residents, followed by India with 14,639 and Vietnam with 10,989.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
30 people
0.742%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
15 people

As of 2023, 1.5% of Wellsville, KS residents (30 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wellsville, KS was 0.742%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    43 ± 41
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    14 ± 16
  3. Vietnam
    10 ± 17

Wellsville, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 3.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wellsville, KS employs 919 people. The largest industries in Wellsville, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (162 people), Retail Trade (123 people), and Construction (116 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($103,393), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,417), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,417).

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 N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Occupations

919
2023 Value
± 163
−0.756%
1 Year decline
± 25.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wellsville, KS declined at a rate of −0.756%, from 926 employees to 919 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wellsville, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (129 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (87 people), and Transportation Occupations (71 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wellsville, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

919
2023 Value
± 163
−0.756%
1 Year decline
± 25.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wellsville, KS declined at a rate of −0.756%, from 926 employees to 919 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wellsville, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (162 people), Retail Trade (123 people), and Construction (116 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wellsville, KS, though some of these residents may live in Wellsville, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,764
Median earning men ± $17,753
$39,141
Median earning women ± $4,725

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($104,554), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,768), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($58,438), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,071), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,667).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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.

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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.

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
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.

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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.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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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.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wellsville, KS was $166,100 in 2023, which is 0.547 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $158,300 to $166,100, a 4.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Wellsville, KS is 71.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Wellsville, KS have an average commute time of 30.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wellsville, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$166,100
Median Property Value 2023
±$7,572
$587
Median Property Taxes
±$117

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 Wellsville, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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$67,292
Median Household Income
± $22,579
816
Number of Households
± 162

In 2023, the median household income of the 816 households in Wellsville, KS declined from $67,292 from the previous year's value of $68,750.

The following chart displays the households in Wellsville, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wellsville, KS is from Wellsville, KS.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
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  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (80%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.3%)
  3. Carpooled (3.49%)

In 2023, 80% of workers in Wellsville, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (3.49%).

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.

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Commute Time

30.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wellsville, KS have a longer commute time (30.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.68% of the workforce in Wellsville, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

10.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wellsville, KS (208 out of 1.91k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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.

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Health

90.7% of the population of Wellsville, KS has health coverage, with 62.5% on employee plans, 6.53% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 7.2% on non-group plans, and 1.66% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, KS see 2337 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.646% increase from the previous year (2322 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3248 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 481 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,337 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Franklin County, KS

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, KS see an average of 2,337 patients per year. This represents a 0.646% increase from the previous year (2,322 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Franklin County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

9.27%
Uninsured
62.5%
Employer Coverage
6.53%
Medicaid
12.8%
Medicare
7.2%
Non-Group
1.66%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wellsville, KS grew by 23.2% from 7.53% to 9.27%.

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

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