Kingman County vs Wabaunsee County

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

Kingman 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.

Kingman County has the higher population (7,284 vs 6,961 in Wabaunsee County). Wabaunsee County has the higher median household income ($70,536 vs $59,819 in Kingman County). Wabaunsee County has the higher median home value ($178,200 vs $107,400 in Kingman County).

Population, income & housing

	Kingman County	Wabaunsee County
Population	7,284	6,961
Median age	43.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,819	$70,536
Median home value	$107,400	$178,200
Median gross rent	$807	$771
Housing units	3,673	3,135
Homeownership rate	69.5%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kingman County	Wabaunsee County
Population	7,340 → 7,284 (-0.8%)	6,889 → 6,961 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$60,469 → $59,819 (-1.1%)	$61,178 → $70,536 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $107,400 (+17.4%)	$146,700 → $178,200 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $807 (+14.1%)	$669 → $771 (+15.2%)

Kingman County

Population

7,3407,284

Median household income

$60,469$59,819

Median home value

$91,500$107,400

Median gross rent

$707$807

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)

	Kingman County	Wabaunsee County
Under 5	5.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	13.0%
75 and over	8.3%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kingman County	Wabaunsee County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kingman County	Wabaunsee County
No high school diploma	9.4%	3.7%
High school graduate	28.9%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kingman County	Wabaunsee County
Drove alone	83.4%	75.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	10.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kingman County	Wabaunsee County
1-unit, detached	88.1%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Kingman County	Wabaunsee County
Poverty rate	9.4%	7.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1957	1966