Ellsworth County vs Wabaunsee County

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

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

Wabaunsee County has the higher population (6,961 vs 6,366 in Ellsworth County). Wabaunsee County has the higher median household income ($70,536 vs $66,792 in Ellsworth County). Wabaunsee County has the higher median home value ($178,200 vs $116,300 in Ellsworth County).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsworth County	Wabaunsee County
Population	6,366	6,961
Median age	43.7 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,792	$70,536
Median home value	$116,300	$178,200
Median gross rent	$705	$771
Housing units	3,110	3,135
Homeownership rate	81.5%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsworth County	Wabaunsee County
Population	6,231 → 6,366 (+2.2%)	6,889 → 6,961 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$54,902 → $66,792 (+21.7%)	$61,178 → $70,536 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $116,300 (+17.0%)	$146,700 → $178,200 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $705 (+10.3%)	$669 → $771 (+15.2%)

Ellsworth County

Population

6,2316,366

Median household income

$54,902$66,792

Median home value

$99,400$116,300

Median gross rent

$639$705

Wabaunsee County

Population

6,8896,961

Median household income

$61,178$70,536

Median home value

$146,700$178,200

Median gross rent

$669$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsworth County	Wabaunsee County
Under 5	4.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	15.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	13.0%
75 and over	10.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsworth County	Wabaunsee County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	90.0%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsworth County	Wabaunsee County
No high school diploma	6.9%	3.7%
High school graduate	33.6%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsworth County	Wabaunsee County
Drove alone	82.7%	75.3%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.7%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsworth County	Wabaunsee County
1-unit, detached	82.6%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Ellsworth County	Wabaunsee County
Poverty rate	8.5%	7.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1961	1966