Kanopolis vs Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of Kanopolis and Wilson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilson has the higher population (824 vs 567 in Kanopolis). Wilson has the higher median household income ($58,214 vs $53,750 in Kanopolis). Kanopolis has the higher median home value ($85,600 vs $75,700 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Kanopolis	Wilson
Population	567	824
Median age	45.6 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$58,214
Median home value	$85,600	$75,700
Median gross rent	—	$744
Housing units	323	402
Homeownership rate	92.8%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kanopolis	Wilson
Population	574 → 567 (-1.2%)	708 → 824 (+16.4%)
Median household income	$44,318 → $53,750 (+21.3%)	$45,313 → $58,214 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $85,600 (+14.1%)	$73,100 → $75,700 (+3.6%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $1,031 (+63.4%)	$675 → $744 (+10.2%)

Kanopolis

Population

574567

Median household income

$44,318$53,750

Median home value

$75,000$85,600

Median gross rent

$631$1,031

Wilson

Population

708824

Median household income

$45,313$58,214

Median home value

$73,100$75,700

Median gross rent

$675$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kanopolis	Wilson
Under 5	3.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	14.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	7.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	7.3%
65 to 74	14.1%	20.1%
75 and over	9.2%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kanopolis	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	16.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kanopolis	Wilson
No high school diploma	11.3%	9.7%
High school graduate	35.8%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kanopolis	Wilson
Drove alone	80.9%	79.9%
Carpooled	12.9%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kanopolis	Wilson
1-unit, detached	91.3%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Kanopolis	Wilson
Poverty rate	7.1%	15.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1945	1940