Cawker City

Population: 413
Median household income: $50,313
Median home value: $87,300

Cawker City, a community in Mitchell County, Kansas, has 413 residents. Its median household income of $50,313 runs below the Mitchell County figure of $58,233.

From 2019 to 2023, Cawker City's population declined 28.9% from 581 to 413, while its median home value rose 47.5% from $59,200 to $87,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.4% of the population. 73.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 413
Median age: 48.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,313
Median home value: $87,300
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 288
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

581413

Median household income

$38,295$50,313

Median home value

$59,200$87,300

Median gross rent

$585$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	581	$38,295	$59,200	$585
2020	514	$40,125	$64,500	$590
2021	488	$43,125	$74,700	$775
2022	425	$48,667	$84,200	$877
2023	413	$50,313	$87,300	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 342.7%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over15.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	4.8%
5 to 17	64	15.5%
18 to 24	30	7.3%
25 to 34	11	2.7%
35 to 44	39	9.4%
45 to 54	63	15.3%
55 to 64	57	13.8%
65 to 74	66	16.0%
75 and over	63	15.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	394	95.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	3.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's44.1%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	10.4%
High school graduate	73	24.4%
Some college or associate's	132	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	49	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	139	73.9%
Carpooled	20	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	7.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	6.9%
Other means	2	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	97	55.4%
15 to 29 min	53	30.3%
30 to 44 min	16	9.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	9	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 24.2% (100 of 413)

	Count	Share
Family households	129	63.9%
Nonfamily households	73	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	202	70.1%
Vacant	86	29.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	155	76.7%
Renter-occupied	47	23.3%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	223	77.4%
1-unit, attached	1	0.3%
2 to 4 units	14	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50	17.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2011175
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5095, -98.4331