Wakefield

Population: 1,031
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $166,800

Located in Clay County, Kansas, Wakefield is a community with a population of 1,031. At $66,250, its median household income sits above Clay County's $63,136.

From 2019 to 2023, Wakefield's population grew 7.8% from 956 to 1,031, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $136,800 to $166,800.

77.6% of workers drive to work alone. 70.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,031
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $166,800
Median gross rent: $837
Housing units: 512
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9561,031

Median household income

$66,389$66,250

Median home value

$136,800$166,800

Median gross rent

$878$837

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	956	$66,389	$136,800	$878
2020	952	$44,375	$142,400	$841
2021	1,036	$58,750	$150,500	$773
2022	995	$64,219	$159,100	$833
2023	1,031	$66,250	$166,800	$837

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	6.7%
5 to 17	148	14.4%
18 to 24	98	9.5%
25 to 34	71	6.9%
35 to 44	164	15.9%
45 to 54	155	15.0%
55 to 64	178	17.3%
65 to 74	89	8.6%
75 and over	59	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	759	73.6%
Black or African American	8	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	4.5%
Asian	24	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's51.1%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	3.5%
High school graduate	160	22.3%
Some college or associate's	366	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	123	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	436	77.6%
Carpooled	64	11.4%
Public transit	2	0.4%
Walked	3	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	9.3%
Other means	5	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	9.4%
15 to 29 min	180	35.3%
30 to 44 min	237	46.5%
45 to 59 min	31	6.1%
60+ min	14	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 10.3% (102 of 990)

	Count	Share
Family households	339	69.5%
Nonfamily households	149	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	488	95.3%
Vacant	24	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	377	77.3%
Renter-occupied	111	22.7%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units18.9%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	361	70.5%
1-unit, attached	5	1.0%
2 to 4 units	97	18.9%
5 to 19 units	3	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2074525
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.5 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2164, -97.0188