Council Grove vs White City

A side-by-side comparison of Council Grove and White City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Council Grove has the higher population (2,487 vs 439 in White City). Council Grove has the higher median household income ($56,211 vs $49,545 in White City). Council Grove has the higher median home value ($131,500 vs $67,500 in White City).

Population, income & housing

	Council Grove	White City
Population	2,487	439
Median age	37.9 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,211	$49,545
Median home value	$131,500	$67,500
Median gross rent	$688	$848
Housing units	1,139	270
Homeownership rate	67.8%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Council Grove	White City
Population	2,260 → 2,487 (+10.0%)	621 → 439 (-29.3%)
Median household income	$47,708 → $56,211 (+17.8%)	$40,000 → $49,545 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$94,200 → $131,500 (+39.6%)	$87,200 → $67,500 (-22.6%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $688 (+10.1%)	$810 → $848 (+4.7%)

Council Grove

Population

2,2602,487

Median household income

$47,708$56,211

Median home value

$94,200$131,500

Median gross rent

$625$688

White City

Population

621439

Median household income

$40,000$49,545

Median home value

$87,200$67,500

Median gross rent

$810$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Council Grove	White City
Under 5	3.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	22.6%	15.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	6.4%
35 to 44	16.0%	16.6%
45 to 54	8.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	17.5%
75 and over	9.2%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Council Grove	White City
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
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	6.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Council Grove	White City
No high school diploma	10.0%	14.4%
High school graduate	33.9%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Council Grove	White City
Drove alone	81.1%	79.3%
Carpooled	9.0%	13.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Council Grove	White City
1-unit, detached	78.5%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	1.1%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Council Grove	White City
Poverty rate	12.4%	18.9%
Average household size	2.33	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1951	1943