Wamego

Population: 4,205
Median household income: $82,756
Median home value: $187,700

Located in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, Wamego is a community with a population of 4,205. At $82,756, its median household income sits below Pottawatomie County's $87,694.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wamego's population declined 13.8% from 4,876 to 4,205, while its median home value rose 16.8% from $160,700 to $187,700.

Households average 2.60 people. The median gross rent is $1,032.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,205
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $82,756
Median home value: $187,700
Median gross rent: $1,032
Housing units: 1,896
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8764,205

Median household income

$58,017$82,756

Median home value

$160,700$187,700

Median gross rent

$890$1,032

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,876	$58,017	$160,700	$890
2020	4,465	$54,491	$160,700	$926
2021	4,341	$66,538	$169,300	$972
2022	4,190	$88,942	$196,900	$1,006
2023	4,205	$82,756	$187,700	$1,032

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5418.6%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	185	4.4%
5 to 17	984	23.4%
18 to 24	368	8.8%
25 to 34	451	10.7%
35 to 44	579	13.8%
45 to 54	782	18.6%
55 to 64	350	8.3%
65 to 74	290	6.9%
75 and over	216	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,362	80.0%
Black or African American	143	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	250	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	414	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree25.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	3.3%
High school graduate	525	19.7%
Some college or associate's	1,057	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	676	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	322	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,860	77.4%
Carpooled	254	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	63	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	190	7.9%
Other means	35	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	912	41.2%
15 to 29 min	676	30.6%
30 to 44 min	405	18.3%
45 to 59 min	91	4.1%
60+ min	128	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.5% (228 of 4,129)

	Count	Share
Family households	875	55.1%
Nonfamily households	712	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,587	83.7%
Vacant	309	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,188	74.9%
Renter-occupied	399	25.1%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,459	77.0%
1-unit, attached	125	6.6%
2 to 4 units	116	6.1%
5 to 19 units	144	7.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2075325
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.2053, -96.3101