Auburn vs Wakarusa

A side-by-side comparison of Auburn and Wakarusa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Auburn has the higher population (1,185 vs 207 in Wakarusa). Wakarusa has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $135,700 in Auburn). Since 2019, Auburn's population has grown faster (+0.6% vs -8.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Wakarusa
Population	1,185	207
Median age	37.2 yrs	65.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,382	—
Median home value	$135,700	$225,000
Median gross rent	$889	—
Housing units	473	146
Homeownership rate	56.5%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	22.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Wakarusa
Population	1,178 → 1,185 (+0.6%)	226 → 207 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $63,382 (-5.2%)	$77,375 → $40,972 (-47.0%)
Median home value	$106,600 → $135,700 (+27.3%)	$185,000 → $225,000 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $889 (+39.3%)	—

Auburn

Population

1,1781,185

Median household income

$66,875$63,382

Median home value

$106,600$135,700

Median gross rent

$638$889

Wakarusa

Population

226207

Median household income

$77,375$40,972

Median home value

$185,000$225,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Wakarusa
Under 5	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	18.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	2.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	22.7%
65 to 74	7.1%	48.8%
75 and over	3.7%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Wakarusa
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Wakarusa
No high school diploma	8.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Wakarusa
Drove alone	86.7%	91.2%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	8.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Wakarusa
1-unit, detached	67.0%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	21.2%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Wakarusa
Poverty rate	11.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.52	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1978	1980