COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Wilson County

Kansas · 10,332 residents · 570 sq mi

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Wilson County is home to 10,332 people in Kansas. The median age is 40.6, about 5 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. The typical home is worth $40,800, having risen by half since 1990. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 27%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,332

Unchangedsince 1990

from 10,289 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.6

+3%since 1990

from 39.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

570 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.8%(601)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97%(723)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(824)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.1%(737)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.9%(505)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.6%(990)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.2%(1,472)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.2%(1,359)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.3%(1,060)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.4%(968)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 847.4%(768)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.1%(325)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,747

+20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $18,776 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,910

+53%since 1990

from $9,734 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.3%

−4.0 ptssince 1990

from 15.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,800

+36%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$382

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $268 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

78.1%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 77.7% in 1990

21.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(10,139)

Black0.3%(32)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(90)

Asian0.2%(20)

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(9,907)

Black0.3%(34)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(173)

Asian0.3%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(271)

Central American0.3%(25)

Nicaraguan0.3%(25)

Puerto Rican0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Korean0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

German18.4%(1,561)

English12.9%(1,094)

American9.9%(839)

Irish8.5%(719)

Scottish1.7%(148)

Swedish1.3%(112)

Polish1%(86)

French1%(84)

Italian0.5%(46)

Dutch0.5%(43)

Welsh0.5%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(34)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.3%(24)

Norwegian0.3%(23)

French Canadian0.2%(20)

Russian0.2%(20)

Czech0.2%(15)

Lithuanian0.2%(14)

Slovene0.2%(13)

Danish0.1%(8)

West Indian0.1%(8)

Arab0.1%(7)

Syrian0.1%(7)

British0%(4)

Greek0%(4)

Subsaharan African0%(4)

Finnish0%(3)

Swiss0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−0.4 ptssince 1990

from 11.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.1%

+6.5 ptssince 1990

from 74.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 3.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.2 min

−45%since 1990

from 22.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married19.8%(770)

Married65.2%(2,538)

Widowed4.7%(184)

Divorced10.3%(403)

Women 15+

Never married13.3%(571)

Married60.5%(2,591)

Widowed16.5%(707)

Divorced9.6%(411)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−11.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.7%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.9%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% 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)15.3%(78)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(80)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.3%(216)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 511 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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