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Wyandotte County, Kansas

Wyandotte County had 169,418 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 151.6 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 105 in Kansas by population and 105th by land area.

Population
169,418
#4 of 105 in Kansas · #414 in US
Area
151.6 sq mi
#105 of 105 in Kansas · #3,057 in US
Density
1,117 / sq mi
#2 of 105 in Kansas · #143 in US
Median household income
$61,088
#59 of 105 in Kansas · #1,731 in US

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

Wyandotte County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Wyandotte County population, land area and income

Wyandotte County had 169,418 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 151.6 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 105 in Kansas by population and 105th by land area. That works out to 1,117.2 people per square mile, 11.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Wyandotte County is 24.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,088 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

169,418

3144th1st

414th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

152 sq mi

3144th1st

3057th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,117.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

143rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,088

3143rd1st

1731st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

169,418

105th1st

4th of 105 (KS)

Land area

152 sq mi

105th1st

105th of 105 (KS)

Density

1,117.2 / sq mi

105th1st

2nd of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$61,088

105th1st

59th of 105 (KS)

How Wyandotte County's population changed since 2020

Wyandotte County gained 498 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.3%. That ranks 26th 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, Wyandotte County recorded 9,917 births and 6,810 deaths, a natural change of +3,107. Net international migration added +6,213 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -9,150. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 9,150 people.

168.9k2020167.3k2021165.7k2022166.9k2023169.4k2024
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
9,917
Deaths
6,810
Net international migration
+6,213
Net domestic migration
-9,150
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,486

Where Wyandotte County is

The Census internal point of Wyandotte County is at 39.115400, -94.763100. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Wyandotte 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: Wyandotte County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.115400, -94.763100
DMS
39°06'55.44"N 94°45'47.16"W
UTM
15N 347573.4E 4331062.6N
Geohash
9yuwe8exe
Plus code
86F7468P+5Q

Towns in Wyandotte County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wyandotte County, 169,378 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wyandotte County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kansas City with 156,752.

  1. 01Kansas City156,752
  2. 02Bonner Springs (part)7,825
  3. 03Edwardsville4,748
  4. 04Lake Quivira (part)53
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wyandotte County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Wyandotte County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Jackson County, MO, with 727,362 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 49.3 miles W of Wyandotte County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Kansas City, KS (population 156,752), 1.2 miles away.

Wyandotte County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wyandotte County is 20209: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 209. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,088.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wyandotte County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 169,418. That is up 498 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 168,920.

What is the FIPS code of Wyandotte County?

20209. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (209) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wyandotte County?

Kansas City, with 156,752 residents inside Wyandotte County in 2024.

Which counties border Wyandotte County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jackson County, MO; Johnson County, KS; Clay County, MO; Platte County, MO; Leavenworth 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)

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