McFarland vs Wabaunsee

A side-by-side comparison of McFarland and Wabaunsee: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McFarland has the higher population (356 vs 76 in Wabaunsee). McFarland has the higher median household income ($74,583 vs $70,385 in Wabaunsee). Wabaunsee has the higher median home value ($204,200 vs $90,500 in McFarland).

Population, income & housing

	McFarland	Wabaunsee
Population	356	76
Median age	27.3 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,583	$70,385
Median home value	$90,500	$204,200
Housing units	99	52
Homeownership rate	79.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McFarland	Wabaunsee
Population	332 → 356 (+7.2%)	174 → 76 (-56.3%)
Median household income	$54,423 → $74,583 (+37.0%)	$61,146 → $70,385 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$76,600 → $90,500 (+18.1%)	$105,000 → $204,200 (+94.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,250 (+2.5%)	—

McFarland

Population

332356

Median household income

$54,423$74,583

Median home value

$76,600$90,500

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,250

Wabaunsee

Population

17476

Median household income

$61,146$70,385

Median home value

$105,000$204,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McFarland	Wabaunsee
Under 5	3.9%	9.2%
5 to 17	6.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	39.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.1%	14.5%
35 to 44	7.6%	30.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	9.2%
55 to 64	11.0%	36.8%
65 to 74	3.9%	0.0%
75 and over	6.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McFarland	Wabaunsee
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	77.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	22.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McFarland	Wabaunsee
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.4%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	45.8%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McFarland	Wabaunsee
Drove alone	85.8%	67.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	32.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McFarland	Wabaunsee
1-unit, detached	77.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McFarland	Wabaunsee
Poverty rate	4.2%	0.0%
Average household size	3.60	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1971	1955