Kingsford Heights vs Wanatah

A side-by-side comparison of Kingsford Heights and Wanatah: population, income, housing, and more.

Kingsford Heights and Wanatah are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kingsford Heights has the higher population (1,313 vs 1,248 in Wanatah). Wanatah has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $55,938 in Kingsford Heights). Wanatah has the higher median home value ($191,200 vs $103,100 in Kingsford Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Kingsford Heights	Wanatah
Population	1,313	1,248
Median age	35.9 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,938	$60,938
Median home value	$103,100	$191,200
Median gross rent	$805	$1,288
Housing units	598	535
Homeownership rate	59.4%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kingsford Heights	Wanatah
Population	1,216 → 1,313 (+8.0%)	1,235 → 1,248 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$43,664 → $55,938 (+28.1%)	$70,000 → $60,938 (-12.9%)
Median home value	$63,900 → $103,100 (+61.3%)	$135,900 → $191,200 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $805 (+10.4%)	$1,063 → $1,288 (+21.2%)

Kingsford Heights

Population

1,2161,313

Median household income

$43,664$55,938

Median home value

$63,900$103,100

Median gross rent

$729$805

Wanatah

Population

1,2351,248

Median household income

$70,000$60,938

Median home value

$135,900$191,200

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,288

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kingsford Heights	Wanatah
Under 5	7.2%	8.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	16.4%	16.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	16.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	7.5%
55 to 64	12.3%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.4%
75 and over	5.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kingsford Heights	Wanatah
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	94.6%
Black or African American	7.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kingsford Heights	Wanatah
No high school diploma	15.2%	2.2%
High school graduate	52.1%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kingsford Heights	Wanatah
Drove alone	87.4%	81.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kingsford Heights	Wanatah
1-unit, detached	83.8%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	11.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kingsford Heights	Wanatah
Poverty rate	18.2%	17.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1958	1965