Wilroads Gardens

Population: 736
Median home value: $93,000

Wilroads Gardens is a community in Ford County, Kansas, home to 736 residents. Its median home value of $93,000 runs below the Ford County figure of $132,700.

From 2019 to 2023, Wilroads Gardens's population grew 65.0% from 446 to 736, while its median home value rose 23.3% from $75,400 to $93,000.

2.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 736
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $93,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 238
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.8%
Unemployment rate: 12.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

446736

Median household income

$42,188$73,355

Median home value

$75,400$93,000

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	446	$42,188	$75,400	$1,080
2020	703	$79,167	$75,700	$1,063
2021	688	$85,598	$74,200	$1,046
2022	897	$73,355	$80,200	$1,042
2023	736	—	$93,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 342.4%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5425.0%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over0.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	10.2%
5 to 17	174	23.6%
18 to 24	52	7.1%
25 to 34	18	2.4%
35 to 44	110	14.9%
45 to 54	184	25.0%
55 to 64	79	10.7%
65 to 74	38	5.2%
75 and over	6	0.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	337	45.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	399	54.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.7%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree1.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	151	34.7%
High school graduate	124	28.5%
Some college or associate's	148	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	5	1.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone91.4%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means6.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	256	91.4%
Carpooled	5	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	19	6.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	13.9%
15 to 29 min	87	31.1%
30 to 44 min	116	41.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	38	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.72
Poverty rate: 30.8% (219 of 711)

	Count	Share
Family households	176	88.9%
Nonfamily households	22	11.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	198	83.2%
Vacant	40	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	168	84.8%
Renter-occupied	30	15.2%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	186	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	21.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2079625
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.7153, -99.9268