McConnell AFB vs Oaklawn-Sunview

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

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

Oaklawn-Sunview has the higher population (2,952 vs 1,952 in McConnell AFB). McConnell AFB has the higher median household income ($64,632 vs $37,986 in Oaklawn-Sunview). Since 2019, McConnell AFB's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs -14.2%).

Population, income & housing

	McConnell AFB	Oaklawn-Sunview
Population	1,952	2,952
Median age	22.4 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,632	$37,986
Median home value	—	$48,000
Median gross rent	$1,392	$863
Housing units	506	1,365
Homeownership rate	5.5%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	1.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McConnell AFB	Oaklawn-Sunview
Population	1,532 → 1,952 (+27.4%)	3,441 → 2,952 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$63,780 → $64,632 (+1.3%)	$28,601 → $37,986 (+32.8%)
Median home value	—	$46,900 → $48,000 (+2.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,220 → $1,392 (+14.1%)	$726 → $863 (+18.9%)

McConnell AFB

Population

1,5321,952

Median household income

$63,780$64,632

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,392

Oaklawn-Sunview

Population

3,4412,952

Median household income

$28,601$37,986

Median home value

$46,900$48,000

Median gross rent

$726$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McConnell AFB	Oaklawn-Sunview
Under 5	12.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	23.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	27.3%	15.0%
25 to 34	29.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	6.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	0.7%	17.6%
55 to 64	0.3%	15.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.9%
75 and over	0.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McConnell AFB	Oaklawn-Sunview
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	51.6%
Black or African American	18.9%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.9%	19.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McConnell AFB	Oaklawn-Sunview
No high school diploma	1.7%	36.4%
High school graduate	10.5%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	55.1%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McConnell AFB	Oaklawn-Sunview
Drove alone	73.2%	71.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	20.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	13.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McConnell AFB	Oaklawn-Sunview
1-unit, detached	45.5%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	42.5%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	McConnell AFB	Oaklawn-Sunview
Poverty rate	7.6%	27.7%
Average household size	3.20	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	8	18
Median year structure built	2005	1953