Sharon Springs vs Weskan

A side-by-side comparison of Sharon Springs and Weskan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sharon Springs has the higher population (837 vs 163 in Weskan). Weskan has the higher median home value ($97,900 vs $91,200 in Sharon Springs). Since 2019, Weskan's population has grown faster (+18.1% vs -5.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Sharon Springs	Weskan
Population	837	163
Median age	42.9 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,083	—
Median home value	$91,200	$97,900
Median gross rent	$506	$650
Housing units	412	82
Homeownership rate	71.7%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sharon Springs	Weskan
Population	882 → 837 (-5.1%)	138 → 163 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$49,261 → $57,083 (+15.9%)	—
Median home value	$76,000 → $91,200 (+20.0%)	$86,700 → $97,900 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $506 (-10.1%)	$425 → $650 (+52.9%)

Sharon Springs

Population

882837

Median household income

$49,261$57,083

Median home value

$76,000$91,200

Median gross rent

$563$506

Weskan

Population

138163

Median home value

$86,700$97,900

Median gross rent

$425$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sharon Springs	Weskan
Under 5	8.6%	12.9%
5 to 17	14.1%	13.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	20.9%
35 to 44	7.9%	1.8%
45 to 54	8.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.0%
75 and over	15.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sharon Springs	Weskan
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	94.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sharon Springs	Weskan
No high school diploma	9.1%	1.0%
High school graduate	37.1%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sharon Springs	Weskan
Drove alone	75.5%	67.7%
Carpooled	10.2%	5.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	19.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	7.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sharon Springs	Weskan
1-unit, detached	77.9%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sharon Springs	Weskan
Poverty rate	16.1%	1.8%
Average household size	2.19	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	12	16
Median year structure built	1966	1973