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Wabaunsee County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Wabaunsee County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Wabaunsee County is a small, predominantly rural Kansas county with a population of 6,961 that grew modestly by 1.1% over five years, anchored by agriculture and related industries typical of the region. The labor force is limited, with a 62.2% participation rate, though educational attainment is solid — 96.3% hold a high school diploma — and unemployment sits at 4.0%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $178,200 and median gross rent of $771/month, and a median household income of $76,908 supports a poverty rate of just 7.1%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

6,961

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,908

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Wabaunsee County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,399 (91.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races288 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race157 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone114 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone28 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone17 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish50
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island14
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)6
  4. 4.Arabic6
  5. 5.Other Indo-European4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

544

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,463

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,885

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance873
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)408
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining333
  4. 4.Construction (Group)292
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)243

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,267
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations606
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations534
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations534
  5. 5.Service Occupations398

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.97×)367
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.42×)324
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.23×)947
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.16×)181
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)178

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$178,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$771/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999259 (11.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999257 (11.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999226 (10.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999190 (8.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999160 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999150 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,849

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,403 (73.8%)
  • Worked At Home363 (11.1%)
  • Carpooled319 (9.8%)
  • Walked100 (3.1%)
  • Other65 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit7 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.