St. George vs Wamego

A side-by-side comparison of St. George and Wamego: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wamego has the higher population (4,205 vs 1,115 in St. George). St. George has the higher median household income ($90,556 vs $82,756 in Wamego). St. George has the higher median home value ($233,800 vs $187,700 in Wamego).

Population, income & housing

	St. George	Wamego
Population	1,115	4,205
Median age	31.9 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$90,556	$82,756
Median home value	$233,800	$187,700
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,032
Housing units	441	1,896
Homeownership rate	79.2%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. George	Wamego
Population	914 → 1,115 (+22.0%)	4,876 → 4,205 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$75,714 → $90,556 (+19.6%)	$58,017 → $82,756 (+42.6%)
Median home value	$196,100 → $233,800 (+19.2%)	$160,700 → $187,700 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,292 (+21.5%)	$890 → $1,032 (+16.0%)

St. George

Population

9141,115

Median household income

$75,714$90,556

Median home value

$196,100$233,800

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,292

Wamego

Population

4,8764,205

Median household income

$58,017$82,756

Median home value

$160,700$187,700

Median gross rent

$890$1,032

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. George	Wamego
Under 5	10.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	25.6%	23.4%
18 to 24	3.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	20.7%	10.7%
35 to 44	19.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	18.6%
55 to 64	5.8%	8.3%
65 to 74	3.0%	6.9%
75 and over	1.4%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. George	Wamego
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. George	Wamego
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.3%
High school graduate	16.0%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. George	Wamego
Drove alone	75.5%	77.4%
Carpooled	16.1%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	7.9%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. George	Wamego
1-unit, detached	71.2%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	St. George	Wamego
Poverty rate	8.0%	5.5%
Average household size	2.86	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	2006	1972