Severance vs White Cloud

A side-by-side comparison of Severance and White Cloud: population, income, housing, and more.

Severance and White Cloud are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Cloud has the higher population (136 vs 46 in Severance). Since 2019, White Cloud's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs -60.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Severance	White Cloud
Population	46	136
Median age	45.8 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$35,417
Median home value	—	$56,300
Median gross rent	—	$525
Housing units	32	109
Homeownership rate	72.2%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Severance	White Cloud
Population	116 → 46 (-60.3%)	116 → 136 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $38,125 (+45.2%)	$25,625 → $35,417 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$21,900 → $35,000 (+59.8%)	$57,000 → $56,300 (-1.2%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $575 (-12.3%)	$398 → $525 (+31.9%)

Severance

Population

11646

Median household income

$26,250$38,125

Median home value

$21,900$35,000

Median gross rent

$656$575

White Cloud

Population

116136

Median household income

$25,625$35,417

Median home value

$57,000$56,300

Median gross rent

$398$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Severance	White Cloud
Under 5	0.0%	15.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	6.6%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	28.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	26.1%	10.3%
65 to 74	4.3%	11.8%
75 and over	4.3%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Severance	White Cloud
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	13.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Severance	White Cloud
No high school diploma	10.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	32.5%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Severance	White Cloud
Drove alone	100.0%	94.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Severance	White Cloud
1-unit, detached	96.9%	48.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	45.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Severance	White Cloud
Poverty rate	37.0%	18.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1975	1981