Council Grove vs Wilsey

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

Council Grove and Wilsey 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 192 in Wilsey). Wilsey has the higher median household income ($58,333 vs $56,211 in Council Grove). Council Grove has the higher median home value ($131,500 vs $75,000 in Wilsey).

Population, income & housing

	Council Grove	Wilsey
Population	2,487	192
Median age	37.9 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,211	$58,333
Median home value	$131,500	$75,000
Median gross rent	$688	—
Housing units	1,139	120
Homeownership rate	67.8%	96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Council Grove	Wilsey
Population	2,260 → 2,487 (+10.0%)	166 → 192 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$47,708 → $56,211 (+17.8%)	$39,583 → $58,333 (+47.4%)
Median home value	$94,200 → $131,500 (+39.6%)	$52,500 → $75,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $688 (+10.1%)	$538 → $531 (-1.3%)

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

Wilsey

Population

166192

Median household income

$39,583$58,333

Median home value

$52,500$75,000

Median gross rent

$538$531

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Council Grove	Wilsey
Under 5	3.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	22.6%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.5%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	8.5%	18.2%
55 to 64	15.1%	20.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.3%
75 and over	9.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Council Grove	Wilsey
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	84.9%
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%	1.6%
Two or more races	6.8%	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Council Grove	Wilsey
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.9%
High school graduate	33.9%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Council Grove	Wilsey
Drove alone	81.1%	84.6%
Carpooled	9.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	9.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Council Grove	Wilsey
1-unit, detached	78.5%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Council Grove	Wilsey
Poverty rate	12.4%	10.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1951	1952