Colwich vs McConnell AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Colwich and McConnell AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McConnell AFB has the higher population (1,952 vs 1,616 in Colwich). Colwich has the higher median household income ($88,468 vs $64,632 in McConnell AFB).

Population, income & housing

	Colwich	McConnell AFB
Population	1,616	1,952
Median age	32.7 yrs	22.4 yrs
Median household income	$88,468	$64,632
Median home value	$217,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,264	$1,392
Housing units	597	506
Homeownership rate	78.7%	5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwich	McConnell AFB
Population	1,270 → 1,616 (+27.2%)	1,532 → 1,952 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$73,750 → $88,468 (+20.0%)	$63,780 → $64,632 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$149,600 → $217,600 (+45.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$808 → $1,264 (+56.4%)	$1,220 → $1,392 (+14.1%)

Colwich

Population

1,2701,616

Median household income

$73,750$88,468

Median home value

$149,600$217,600

Median gross rent

$808$1,264

McConnell AFB

Population

1,5321,952

Median household income

$63,780$64,632

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,392

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwich	McConnell AFB
Under 5	11.0%	12.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	23.2%
18 to 24	9.1%	27.3%
25 to 34	15.2%	29.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	6.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	0.7%
55 to 64	11.3%	0.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	0.0%
75 and over	8.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwich	McConnell AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	63.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwich	McConnell AFB
No high school diploma	2.0%	1.7%
High school graduate	27.2%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwich	McConnell AFB
Drove alone	79.4%	73.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	13.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwich	McConnell AFB
1-unit, detached	89.9%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	42.5%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colwich	McConnell AFB
Poverty rate	1.2%	7.6%
Average household size	2.82	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	22	8
Median year structure built	1975	2005