St. Marys vs Wamego

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

St. Marys 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 2,795 in St. Marys). Wamego has the higher median household income ($82,756 vs $71,723 in St. Marys). St. Marys has the higher median home value ($196,300 vs $187,700 in Wamego).

Population, income & housing

	St. Marys	Wamego
Population	2,795	4,205
Median age	25.8 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,723	$82,756
Median home value	$196,300	$187,700
Median gross rent	$863	$1,032
Housing units	897	1,896
Homeownership rate	64.6%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Marys	Wamego
Population	2,714 → 2,795 (+3.0%)	4,876 → 4,205 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$60,656 → $71,723 (+18.2%)	$58,017 → $82,756 (+42.6%)
Median home value	$151,100 → $196,300 (+29.9%)	$160,700 → $187,700 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $863 (+19.4%)	$890 → $1,032 (+16.0%)

St. Marys

Population

2,7142,795

Median household income

$60,656$71,723

Median home value

$151,100$196,300

Median gross rent

$723$863

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. Marys	Wamego
Under 5	8.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.6%	23.4%
18 to 24	17.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	17.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	8.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	4.5%	18.6%
55 to 64	9.7%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	6.9%
75 and over	6.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Marys	Wamego
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.9%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Marys	Wamego
No high school diploma	3.0%	3.3%
High school graduate	32.1%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	43.9%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Marys	Wamego
Drove alone	70.9%	77.4%
Carpooled	14.3%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.9%
Other means	0.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Marys	Wamego
1-unit, detached	78.6%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	St. Marys	Wamego
Poverty rate	7.9%	5.5%
Average household size	3.31	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1970	1972