Wyandotte County, Kansas

Wyandotte County has a population of 167,654 and has grown 0.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $172,300, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $63,631.

Home price
$172,300
Income
$63,631
Population
167,654
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$172,300county
Median gross rent$1,122county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198073.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,317county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,358county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,197county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,769county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$63,631county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate15.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.4%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government14.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.1%county
Economic output per resident$92,555county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.46%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5915078county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station7.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths28.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.0%county
Public schools in the county61county
Public school enrollment30700county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible75.3%county
Elementary schools38county
Middle schools11county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter11.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population167,654county
Land area in square miles152county
People per square mile of land1106.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores28county
Convenience stores14county
Share living far from a food store16.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.8%county
Population change since 2020+0.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age34.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.3%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States17.9%county
Second languages31.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents164county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in4,855county
Households that moved away5,114county
Average income of arriving households$46,892county
Average income of departing households$51,299county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year650county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings65.8%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.0 incounty
Annual snowfall30.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F38 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days186 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use846 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity28.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas67.5%county
Homes heated by propane2.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband88.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk84.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk31.2county
Landslide risk76.8county
Hail risk96.6county
Earthquake risk64.1county
Tornado risk96.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk96.9county
Winter weather risk98.1county
Strong wind risk98.7county
Wildfire risk46.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wyandotte County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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