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Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Wabaunsee County had 7,112 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 794.3 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 105 in Kansas by population and 46th by land area.

Population
7,112
#51 of 105 in Kansas · #2,650 in US
Area
794.3 sq mi
#46 of 105 in Kansas · #1,079 in US
Density
9.0 / sq mi
#51 of 105 in Kansas · #2,604 in US
Median household income
$69,893
#17 of 105 in Kansas · #1,013 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Wabaunsee County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Wabaunsee County population, land area and income

Wabaunsee County had 7,112 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 794.3 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 105 in Kansas by population and 46th by land area. That works out to 9.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, about the same as Wabaunsee County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,893 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,112

3144th1st

2650th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

794 sq mi

3144th1st

1079th of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2604th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,893

3143rd1st

1013th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

7,112

105th1st

51st of 105 (KS)

Land area

794 sq mi

105th1st

46th of 105 (KS)

Density

9.0 / sq mi

105th1st

51st of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$69,893

105th1st

17th of 105 (KS)

How Wabaunsee County's population changed since 2020

Wabaunsee County gained 222 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.2%. That ranks 5th of 105 in Kansas for growth. The median Kansas county changed by -1.0%, and the state as a whole by +1.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Wabaunsee County recorded 317 births and 285 deaths, a natural change of +32. Net international migration added +31 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +175. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 175 people.

6,89020206,97020217,00220227,07320237,1122024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
317
Deaths
285
Net international migration
+31
Net domestic migration
+175
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+39

Where Wabaunsee County is

The Census internal point of Wabaunsee County is at 38.955200, -96.201300. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Wabaunsee County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Harper County: -1.0%Phillips County: -4.6%Seward County: -2.7%Grant County: -3.1%Pawnee County: -3.8%Haskell County: -4.5%Ness County: -2.3%Logan County: -1.8%Wichita County: -3.6%Greenwood County: -1.7%Stanton County: -0.7%Edwards County: -5.3%Gray County: +1.6%Franklin County: +1.0%Saline County: -1.5%Allen County: -0.9%Lyon County: +1.3%Cloud County: -3.3%Brown County: -3.6%Rice County: -1.1%Lincoln County: -0.6%Osborne County: -4.0%Rooks County: -2.8%Russell County: -0.8%Jefferson County: +0.0%Jewell County: -1.0%Lane County: -5.6%Sheridan County: -1.9%Gove County: -2.1%Trego County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.0%Sumner County: +0.1%Graham County: -1.5%Marion County: -1.0%Washington County: +0.8%Stevens County: -4.0%Kiowa County: -0.7%Mitchell County: +0.4%Cheyenne County: +1.3%Ellis County: +0.2%Rush County: -4.6%Scott County: -4.3%Comanche County: +0.7%Wallace County: -2.6%Nemaha County: -2.0%Linn County: +2.6%Ford County: -0.4%Dickinson County: +1.4%Ellsworth County: -0.9%Labette County: -2.3%Cowley County: -1.0%Neosho County: -2.2%Wilson County: -2.2%Thomas County: -1.7%Greeley County: -9.6%Osage County: -0.0%Finney County: +0.1%Kearny County: -3.8%Kingman County: -6.4%Republic County: -1.3%Ottawa County: +2.1%Smith County: -0.5%Crawford County: -0.1%Elk County: -1.5%Miami County: +4.4%Hodgeman County: -3.7%Morris County: -1.7%Morton County: -8.1%Harvey County: -1.0%Meade County: -4.2%Sedgwick County: +2.1%Geary County: -3.6%Woodson County: +0.4%Bourbon County: +0.6%Chase County: -2.6%Pratt County: -0.0%Reno County: -0.8%Chautauqua County: -1.2%Norton County: -2.1%Marshall County: -0.7%Doniphan County: +1.4%Cherokee County: -0.9%Barton County: -2.3%Riley County: +0.8%Butler County: +2.6%Stafford County: -3.7%Anderson County: +0.9%Sherman County: -1.8%Rawlins County: -5.5%Pottawatomie County: +5.7%McPherson County: +0.5%Coffey County: -0.7%Hamilton County: +0.0%Atchison County: -0.5%Shawnee County: -0.4%Leavenworth County: +3.3%Jackson County: +2.2%Clark County: -5.3%Douglas County: +2.7%Clay County: -1.9%Barber County: -3.2%Johnson County: +3.5%Wabaunsee County: +3.2%Decatur County: -1.1%Wyandotte County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.6%
  2. < -1.7%
  3. < -0.7%
  4. < +0.6%
  5. ≥ +0.6%
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Orange pin: Wabaunsee County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.955200, -96.201300
DMS
38°57'18.72"N 96°12'4.68"W
UTM
14N 742517.5E 4315530.7N
Geohash
9ygtdgs67
Plus code
86C5XQ4X+3F

Towns in Wabaunsee County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Wabaunsee County. Its 7,112 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Wabaunsee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Wabaunsee County. The most populous is Shawnee County, KS, with 177,942 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 28.8 miles ENE of Wabaunsee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Topeka, KS (population 125,467), 27.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Manhattan, KS (population 54,700), 27.0 miles away.

Wabaunsee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wabaunsee County is 20197: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 197. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,893.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wabaunsee County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,112. That is up 222 people (3.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,890.

What is the FIPS code of Wabaunsee County?

20197. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (197) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wabaunsee County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Wabaunsee County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Wabaunsee County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shawnee County, KS; Riley County, KS; Geary County, KS; Lyon County, KS; Pottawatomie County, KS; Osage County, KS; Morris County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.