CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Onaga

Kansas · 765 residents · 0.66 sq mi

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With 765 people, Onaga is a city in Kansas. At a median age of 51.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $26,600. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 29%. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 51.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

765

+9%vs 2000

vs 704 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

51.1

+15%vs 2000

vs 44.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024727

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.1%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(49)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(44)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.5%(27)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.3%(71)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.3%(71)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(73)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(73)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.9%(99)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8417.5%(134)

US avg: 4%

85 and over6.5%(50)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,306

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,929 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,487

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,219 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,600

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$223

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(672)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(17)

Asian0.4%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(752)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.7%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino3.4%(25)

Vietnamese0.6%(4)

Ancestry

German32.7%(238)

Irish12.4%(90)

American7.2%(52)

English6.3%(46)

French1.5%(11)

Canadian1.1%(8)

Swedish1.1%(8)

Belgian1%(7)

Swiss1%(7)

Dutch0.8%(6)

Hungarian0.8%(6)

Italian0.7%(5)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.6%(4)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(4)

Scottish0.6%(4)

French Canadian0.3%(2)

Russian0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.8%

−20.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 20.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(81)

Married56.9%(165)

Widowed2.8%(8)

Divorced12.4%(36)

Women 15+

Never married13.9%(47)

Married37.2%(126)

Widowed27.1%(92)

Divorced21.8%(74)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2013

from 5.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.6%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.1%

−12.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 75.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.5%

−10.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)44.9%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.5%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.2%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 49 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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