Whitewater

Population: 900
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $123,700

Whitewater, a community in Butler County, Kansas, has 900 residents. Its median household income of $71,875 runs below the Butler County figure of $80,375.

Between 2019 and 2023, Whitewater's population grew 15.7% from 778 to 900, while its median home value rose 15.5% from $107,100 to $123,700.

The median resident is 47.7 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 25.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 900
Median age: 47.7 yrs
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $123,700
Median gross rent: $933
Housing units: 366
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

778900

Median household income

$63,487$71,875

Median home value

$107,100$123,700

Median gross rent

$750$933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	778	$63,487	$107,100	$750
2020	1,028	$64,583	$101,100	$739
2021	1,047	$61,000	$102,600	$842
2022	963	$68,333	$106,000	$938
2023	900	$71,875	$123,700	$933

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 445.4%

45 to 5425.9%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	3.9%
5 to 17	126	14.0%
18 to 24	108	12.0%
25 to 34	81	9.0%
35 to 44	49	5.4%
45 to 54	233	25.9%
55 to 64	99	11.0%
65 to 74	57	6.3%
75 and over	112	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	784	87.1%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.8%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	103	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	13.8%
High school graduate	146	23.1%
Some college or associate's	198	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	161	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	39	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone88.4%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	405	88.4%
Carpooled	17	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	3.7%
Bicycle	4	0.9%
Worked from home	15	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	18.7%
15 to 29 min	175	39.5%
30 to 44 min	171	38.6%
45 to 59 min	14	3.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 3.6% (31 of 862)

	Count	Share
Family households	234	65.9%
Nonfamily households	121	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	355	97.0%
Vacant	11	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	299	84.2%
Renter-occupied	56	15.8%

1-unit, detached94.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	345	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	0.8%
5 to 19 units	12	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2078050
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9636, -97.1460