Wabaunsee County is a county of 7,009 people in Kansas. Few US counties rank higher on income. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 9 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 1%. At a median age of 43.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,908, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wabaunsee County
What changed most since 1990
White share97.2% → 89.6%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$84,482 → $177,300(+110%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share1.5% → 4.8%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)35.5%(193)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.6%(161)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.5%(166)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 544 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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Over time
Wabaunsee County, decade by decade
Wabaunsee County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,603
$66,547
$84,482
12.6%
6.9
2000
6,885
$75,981
$126,605
17.3%
9.1
2010
7,053
$74,997
$142,994
21.8%
13.3
2020
6,877
$79,682
$186,290
24.0%
23.5
2024
7,009
$76,908
$177,300
25.0%
24.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
