CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Winfield

Kansas · 11,931 residents · 11.1 sq mi

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With 11,931 people, Winfield is a city in Kansas. Median home value sits at $39,200. Renters pay $306 a month at the median. The average commute runs 16 minutes. Households here earn about 15% less than in Kansas as a whole. Median household income is $23,112, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,931

−2%vs 2000

vs 12,206 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(797)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(870)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(818)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(842)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(969)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(1,802)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(1,649)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(1,080)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(990)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(990)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(802)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(322)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,112

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,443 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,145

−42%vs 2000

vs $19,162 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,200

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $413 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.7% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.8%(10,470)

Black3.2%(393)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(569)

Asian3.7%(451)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.6%(10,930)

Black3.1%(368)

Hispanic / Latino4%(481)

Asian2.7%(325)

Other2.6%(308)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.7%(779)

Dominican0.6%(68)

Puerto Rican0.4%(41)

South American0.2%(26)

Colombian0.2%(18)

Ecuadorian0.1%(8)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Laotian1.4%(165)

Vietnamese1.1%(129)

Chinese0.2%(25)

Japanese0.1%(17)

Filipino0.1%(15)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Chuukese0.8%(97)

Ancestry

German19.3%(2,257)

American12.7%(1,492)

English12.7%(1,484)

Irish10.7%(1,248)

Scottish2.2%(255)

French1.5%(180)

Dutch1.5%(178)

Italian1.3%(151)

Welsh1.2%(135)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(127)

Swedish1%(117)

British0.7%(87)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.7%(85)

Nigerian0.7%(85)

West Indian0.6%(68)

Jamaican0.6%(68)

Czech0.6%(66)

Swiss0.4%(52)

Polish0.3%(37)

Danish0.3%(31)

Russian0.3%(31)

Norwegian0.2%(27)

Brazilian0.2%(21)

Australian0.1%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Greek0.1%(6)

Canadian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.5%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.4%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 13.3 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 married41.6%(2,095)

Married38.7%(1,951)

Widowed4.6%(230)

Divorced15.2%(766)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(1,278)

Married41%(1,885)

Widowed14.8%(682)

Divorced16.4%(754)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 12.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.1%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 74.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.9%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% 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)21.2%(136)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(123)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.8%(313)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.5%(29)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 641 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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