COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wabaunsee County

Kansas · 6,603 residents · 794 sq mi

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Wabaunsee County is home to 6,603 people in Kansas. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $35,200. The average commute runs 32 minutes. Median rent is $247 a month. At a median age of 36.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,603

−4%vs 2000

vs 6,885 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

794 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(450)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(614)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(443)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(443)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(294)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(930)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(913)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(671)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(678)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(623)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(386)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(158)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,727

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,710 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,280

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,704 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.2%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,200

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$247

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

19.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(6,628)

Black0.4%(26)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(128)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(6,491)

Black0.5%(33)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(101)

Asian0%(3)

Other1.2%(76)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(273)

Puerto Rican0.6%(41)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Central American0.1%(5)

Guatemalan0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(11)

Thai0.1%(10)

Chinese0.1%(5)

Filipino0%(1)

Pakistani0%(1)

Ancestry

German32.6%(2,285)

Irish15.6%(1,090)

English8.3%(581)

American7%(493)

French3.8%(266)

Swedish2.1%(150)

Italian1.7%(122)

Norwegian1.4%(101)

Czech1%(71)

Polish1%(68)

Scottish1%(68)

Dutch0.6%(41)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(35)

Russian0.4%(31)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(21)

Danish0.3%(19)

Swiss0.2%(17)

Turkish0.1%(10)

Slovak0.1%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(6)

Belgian0.1%(5)

British0.1%(4)

French Canadian0.1%(4)

Austrian0%(1)

Canadian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.6%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.8%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.5 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 21.1 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 married24.1%(697)

Married59%(1,705)

Widowed2.3%(65)

Divorced14.6%(421)

Women 15+

Never married20.1%(564)

Married59.6%(1,675)

Widowed9.4%(264)

Divorced10.9%(307)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2013

from 8.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.7%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.5%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 80.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% 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)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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