Winfield, KS

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2024 Population

11,711

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.9

0.258% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.4%

19% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,656

2.55% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$132,700

9.49% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

4,923

4.56% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Winfield, 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.

98.3% of the residents in Winfield, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Winfield, KS are Southwestern College (392 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Winfield, KS was $132,700, and the homeownership rate was 64.7%.

Most people in Winfield, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Winfield, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Winfield, KS is home to a population of 11.7k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.74% of Winfield, KS residents were born outside of the country (555 people).

In 2024, there were 22.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.46k people) in Winfield, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 428 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 372 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Winfield, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Winfield, KS was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Winfield, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.46k ± 367
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
428 ± 149
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
372 ± 232

7.91%

Hispanic Population

926 people

7.91% of the people in Winfield, KS are hispanic (926 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Winfield, 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

4.74%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

555 people

4.76%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

558 people

As of 2024, 4.74% of Winfield, KS residents (555 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 Winfield, KS was 4.76%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
291 ± 108
Gulf War (2001-)
136 ± 88
Gulf War (1990s)
77 ± 52

Winfield, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

91.4% of the population of Winfield, KS has health coverage, with 49.2% on employee plans, 12.5% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 1.89% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1,285 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,285 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 395 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.62%

Uninsured

49.2%

Employer Coverage

12.5%

Medicaid

13.6%

Medicare

14.2%

Non-Group

1.89%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Winfield, KS grew by 13.9% from 7.56% to 8.62%.

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

Economy

The economy of Winfield, KS employs 4.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Winfield, KS were Educational Services (826 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (735 people), and Manufacturing (662 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($78,945), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,281), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($66,719).

Employment

Occupations

4.92k

2024 Value

± 496

−4.56%

1 Year decline

± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winfield, KS declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 5.16k employees to 4.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winfield, KS, are Management Occupations (669 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (421 people), and Production Occupations (405 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winfield, 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

4.92k

2024 Value

± 496

−4.56%

1 Year decline

± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winfield, KS declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 5.16k employees to 4.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winfield, KS, are Educational Services (826 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (735 people), and Manufacturing (662 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winfield, KS, though some of these residents may live in Winfield, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,658

Median earning men ± $5,764

$32,143

Median earning women ± $7,423

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,281), Manufacturing ($72,654), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,289).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,925), Public Administration ($58,750), and Retail Trade ($36,563).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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

Voting results are not available for Winfield, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

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.

Education

In 2024, universities in Winfield, KS awarded 392 degrees. The student population of Winfield, KS in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 684 male students and 357 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Winfield, KS are White (164 and 42.5%), Unknown (94 and 24.4%), Hispanic or Latino (66 and 17.1%), and Black or African American (40 and 10.4%).

The largest universities in Winfield, KS by number of degrees awarded are Southwestern College (392 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Winfield, KS are General Business Administration & Management (64 and 16.3%), Organizational Leadership (35 and 8.93%), and Other Social Sciences (27 and 6.89%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $39,672.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Winfield, KS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 75.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,041 (65.7% men and 34.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,041 students enrolled in Winfield, KS, 65.7% men and 34.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 446 records, of which 34.5% were women and 65.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
51 degrees awarded
Organizational Leadership
34 degrees awarded
Other Computer & Information Technology Services Management
22 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Winfield, KS was General Business Administration & Management with 51 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Winfield, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Southwestern College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

392 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southwestern College with 392 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 274 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Winfield, KS, which is 2.32 times more than the 118 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 164 degrees mean that there were 1.74 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 94 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($39,672) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($150) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Winfield, KS was $132,700 in 2024, which is 0.399 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,200 to $132,700, a 9.49% increase. The homeownership rate in Winfield, KS is 64.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Winfield, KS have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winfield, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$132,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,135

$2,890

Median Property Taxes

±$372

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

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

Rent vs Own

64.7%

Homeownership

2024

59.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.7% of the housing units in Winfield, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Winfield, 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.

$56,656

Median Household Income

± $7,908

4.47k

Number of Households

± 479

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.47k households in Winfield, KS declined from $56,656 from the previous year's value of $58,140.

The following chart displays the households in Winfield, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Winfield, 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 (75.4%)
Carpooled (15.2%)
Worked At Home (5.67%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Winfield, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.2%) and those who worked at home (5.67%).

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

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winfield, KS have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.54% of the workforce in Winfield, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winfield, KS (1.56k out of 10.1k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Winfield, 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.