WaKeeney city, KS

Trego County, KS

2022 population: 1,801 ( 61 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population density: 1009.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,709	94.89%	4.7%
Black:	1	0.06%	90.0%
Indian:	2	0.11%	60.0%
Asian:	11	0.61%	57.1%
2+ races:	55	3.05%	266.7%
Hispanic:	23	1.28%	20.7%

Total non-White:	92	5.11%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-84	-5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	23	1.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,862
1,793	96.29%
10	0.54%
5	0.27%
7	0.38%
15	0.81%
29	1.56%
69	3.71%

2000
1,881
1,859	98.83%
4	0.21%
0	0.00%
3	0.16%
4	0.21%
11	0.58%
22	1.17%

1990
2,161
2,133	98.70%
0	0.00%
4	0.19%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	0.42%
28	1.30%

1980
2,388
2,363	98.95%
2	0.08%
10	0.42%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	0.54%
25	1.05%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-66	-3.5
47	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-274	-12.7
-6	-0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-230	-9.6
3	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for WaKeeney city, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.7
345	19.2%
1,456	80.8%
358	19.9%

825
2.10

535	64.8%
442	82.6%
30	5.6%
290	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
48.8
373	20.0%
1,489	80.0%
471	25.3%

864
2.09

500	57.9%
411	82.2%
37	7.4%
364	42.1%

2000
Number	Percent
43.0
445	23.7%
1,436	76.3%
521	27.7%

867
2.17

528	60.9%
466	88.3%
26	4.9%
339	39.1%

1990
Number	Percent
43.1
495	22.9%
1,666	77.1%
657	30.4%

915
2.26

602	65.8%
526	87.4%
32	5.3%
313	34.2%

1980
Number	Percent
39.9
580	24.3%
1,808	75.7%
587	24.6%

992
2.34

667	67.2%
611	91.6%
22	3.3%
325	32.8%

2022 Housing Data for WaKeeney city, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	33	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	24	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	56	6.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	79	9.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	0.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	76	9.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	32	3.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	71	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	114	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	91	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	49	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	40	4.8%
$200,000 or more	88	10.7%

Median Household Income	64,890
Per Capita Income	44,931

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	30	3.6%
Public Assistance	12	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	44	5.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	958	85.8%
Unemployed	31	2.8%
In Armed Forces	6	0.5%

Total Labor Force	995	89.1%
Not in Labor Force	122	10.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	309	156	66.5%
Non-Profit	39	36	52.0%
Self-Employed	136	124	52.3%

Local Government	58	81	41.7%
State Government	34	22	60.7%
Federal Government	2	21	8.7%

Total Private + Self	445	280	61.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	133	160	45.4%
Total	578	440	56.8%

Pct. Govt.	21.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	122	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	200	19.6%
Professional, Technical	109	10.7%
Service Occupations	184	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	85	8.3%
All others	406	39.8%

White Collar		42.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	154	15.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	120	11.8%
Construction	88	8.6%
Manufacturing	78	7.6%
Retail trade	77	7.5%
Educational services	66	6.5%
Utilities	51	5.0%
Public administration	50	4.9%
Other services	43	4.2%
Wholesale trade	41	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	38	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	35	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	35	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	33	3.2%
Finance and insurance	30	2.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	25	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	23	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	1.9%
Information	15	1.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	20	1.11%
Puerto Rican	2	0.11%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	11	0.61%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,701	99.2%
Tagalog	11	0.6%
Spanish	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,005	55.8%
Irish	219	12.2%
English	186	10.3%
American	59	3.3%
French	48	2.7%
Czech	38	2.1%
Eastern European	37	2.1%
Russian	29	1.6%
Swedish	28	1.6%
Polish	22	1.2%
Scottish	18	1.0%
Norwegian	14	0.8%
Austrian	12	0.7%
Dutch	12	0.7%
Northern European	12	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,789	99.3%
Not a citizen	12	0.7%

Native	1,789	99.3%
Foreign-born	12	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.2%	56	4.2%	430	32.0%	520	38.7%	238	17.7%	98	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.2%
9-12 Years	56	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	430	32.0%
Some College	520	38.7%
Bach. Degree	238	17.7%
Grad Degree	98	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +83	R +48	D + 3.5%
D +35
2020 vs. 2012	R +37	R +47	R + 3.1%
D -10
2020 vs. 2008	R +67	R +158	R + 17.6%
D -91

2016 vs. 2008	R -16	R +110	R + 21.1%
D -126
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	798	81.3%	Joe Biden (D)	165	16.8%	18	1.8%	981	25	35	0.07%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	715	80.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	130	14.6%	43	4.8%	888	24	35	0.07%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	761	80.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	175	18.4%	15	1.6%	951	20	33	0.08%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	731	72.8%	Barack Obama (D)	256	25.5%	17	1.7%	1,004	16	27	0.08%
2004	49%	George W. Bush* (R)	532	73.9%	John Kerry (D)	181	25.1%	7	1.0%	720	12	23	0.06%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	512	62.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	259	31.6%	49	6.0%	820	4	15	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, WaKeeney city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

165

16.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

798

81.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

981

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 35

2016 President, WaKeeney city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

130

14.6%

Donald Trump (R)

715

80.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

888

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 35

2012 President, WaKeeney city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

175

18.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

761

80.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

951

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 33

2008 President, WaKeeney city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

256

25.5%

John McCain (R)

731

72.8%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,004

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 27

2004 President, WaKeeney city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

532

73.9%

John Kerry (D)

181

25.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

720

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 23

2000 President, WaKeeney city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

512

62.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

259

31.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

820

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for WaKeeney city, KS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	67%	Roger Marshall (R)	721	73.9%	Barbara Bollier (D)	198	20.3%	57 [+]	5.8%	976	21	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jason Buckley (Libertarian) 57 (5.8%);
2018	G	52%	Kris Kobach (R)	447	58.0%	Laura Kelly (D)	220	28.5%	104 [+]	13.5%	771	15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Greg Orman (I) 94 (12.2%); Jeff Caldwell (Libertarian) 8 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	57%	Jerry Moran* (R)	721	85.8%	Patrick Wiesner (D)	119	14.2%	0	0.0%	840	24	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	967
Median Value	$107,800

Occupied	825	85.3%
Vacant	142	14.7%

Owned	633	76.7%
Rented	192	23.3%
Median Rent	$653

Single-Family Units	841	87.0%
Detached	828	85.6%
Attached	13	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	48	5.0%
Mobile Homes	27	2.8%

WaKeeney city, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for WaKeeney city, KS

2022 Housing Data for WaKeeney city, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for WaKeeney city, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for WaKeeney city, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for WaKeeney city, KS

Historical Presidential Election Results for WaKeeney city, KS

Historical Statewide Election Results for WaKeeney city, KS