Wakarusa vs Willard

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

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

Wakarusa has the higher population (207 vs 71 in Willard). Since 2019, Wakarusa's population has grown faster (-8.4% vs -12.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Wakarusa	Willard
Population	207	71
Median age	65.8 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,455
Median home value	$225,000	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,083
Housing units	146	38
Homeownership rate	87.7%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	22.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wakarusa	Willard
Population	226 → 207 (-8.4%)	81 → 71 (-12.3%)
Median household income	$77,375 → $40,972 (-47.0%)	$39,375 → $65,455 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$185,000 → $225,000 (+21.6%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$788 → $1,083 (+37.4%)

Wakarusa

Population

226207

Median household income

$77,375$40,972

Median home value

$185,000$225,000

Willard

Population

8171

Median household income

$39,375$65,455

Median gross rent

$788$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wakarusa	Willard
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.9%
45 to 54	2.9%	28.2%
55 to 64	22.7%	5.6%
65 to 74	48.8%	16.9%
75 and over	14.5%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wakarusa	Willard
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wakarusa	Willard
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	37.7%	57.9%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wakarusa	Willard
Drove alone	91.2%	87.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wakarusa	Willard
1-unit, detached	78.8%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.2%	34.2%

Poverty & households

	Wakarusa	Willard
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.0%
Average household size	1.70	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1980	1957