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Statistics for Wamego, Kansas.
The current population of Wamego is 4246, almost evenly distributed
between males and females. The median age is 33.6. Persons over 18 number
2997.
Wamegoans are highly educated compared to the general population. 87%
of our adult population has a high school diploma or higher educational
attainment. Of these, 864 are HS graduates, 614 have some college, 98
have an associate degree, 484 have a BA while 171 possess graduate or
professional degrees.
Of the 3093 persons 15 years of age or older, 2166 (70%) are in the
civilian labor force, while 14 (.5%) are serving in the military. There
are 1630 households occupying 1740 housing units, a total occupancy
rate of 93.7 %. Of the 1630 occupied housing units, 1,135 are owner-occupied
while renters occupy 495. The homeowner vacancy rate is only 1.6%. 110
housing units are reported vacant (6.3%) Most of these vacancies are
rental housing.
The median household income in Wamego is $38,115. Median family income
is $46,017. Median home value is $79,600.
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Statistical
Resources
KSU Agricultural
Economics homepage contains reports on county and city economic
strength, retail pull, and trade area capture.
KSU
Office of Local Government's Situation and Trends reports by county
contains a wealth of information on many subjects.
KU Public Research
Institute (PRI) homepage. Go to the "Kansas Data" link.
Census 2000 and Kansas data Reports are available, but better yet are
the "Economic Data Summary Reports" and the "County Profile
Reports."
Kansas Inc.
conducts economic analysis of Kansas. Their better known publication
is the County Vitality and Distress Report. Other reports are focused
on public fund allocation and public policy.
The US Census offers a large quantity
of data if you can find it within their vast site. The second link is
to American
Fact Finder, which is also concerned with the census but is organized
differently. Good luck!
The Bureau of Economic
Analysis home page contains state and regional data, but also contains
measures of income on the county level.
Detailed information on the socioeconomic characteristics of Wamego
can be found at this
site.
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