Wilson

Population: 824
Median household income: $58,214
Median home value: $75,700

Wilson is a community in Ellsworth County, Kansas, home to 824 residents. Its median household income of $58,214 runs below the Ellsworth County figure of $66,792.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilson's population grew 16.4% from 708 to 824, while its median home value rose 3.6% from $73,100 to $75,700.

Owners occupy 75.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 824
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,214
Median home value: $75,700
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 402
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

708824

Median household income

$45,313$58,214

Median home value

$73,100$75,700

Median gross rent

$675$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	708	$45,313	$73,100	$675
2020	683	$46,806	$63,900	$663
2021	818	$48,750	$64,400	$722
2022	777	$48,889	$71,000	$758
2023	824	$58,214	$75,700	$744

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 7420.1%

75 and over13.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	5.0%
5 to 17	119	14.4%
18 to 24	64	7.8%
25 to 34	99	12.0%
35 to 44	62	7.5%
45 to 54	100	12.1%
55 to 64	60	7.3%
65 to 74	166	20.1%
75 and over	113	13.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	655	79.5%
Black or African American	10	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	135	16.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	9.7%
High school graduate	179	29.8%
Some college or associate's	225	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	100	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	38	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	306	79.9%
Carpooled	25	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	4.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	174	47.5%
15 to 29 min	108	29.5%
30 to 44 min	38	10.4%
45 to 59 min	24	6.6%
60+ min	22	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 15.5% (117 of 755)

	Count	Share
Family households	189	60.2%
Nonfamily households	125	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	314	78.1%
Vacant	88	21.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	237	75.5%
Renter-occupied	77	24.5%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	338	84.1%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	11	2.7%
5 to 19 units	22	5.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2079675
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8253, -98.4749