Moving to Ensign, Kansas

Population: 203. Estimated population in July 2024: 199 (-2.0% change)
Males: 100 (49.3%), Females: 103 (50.7%)

Gray County

Zip code: 67841

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $48,438
Median house value: $33,800

Population by Race

Races in Ensign:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
  • Hispanic (21.2%)
  • Other race (6.9%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (18.7%), German (13.3%), Irish (11.8%), English (10.3%), Norwegian (5.9%), Dutch (3.0%).

Elevation: 2719 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Ensign, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ensign

  • High school or higher: 76.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ensign city

  • Never married: 28.5%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 1.9%

16.7% Foreign born (16.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+4.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ensign:

  • WESTERN PLAINS MEDICAL COMPLEX (about 16 miles; DODGE CITY, KS)
  • MINNEOLA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MINNEOLA, KS)
  • MEADE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; MEADE, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ensign:

  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 21 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 66 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ensign:

  • CIMARRON MUNI (about 14 miles; CIMARRON, KS; Abbreviation: 8K8)
  • MONTEZUMA MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; MONTEZUMA, KS; Abbreviation: K17)
  • FOWLER (about 19 miles; FOWLER, KS; Abbreviation: 18K)

Amtrak station near Ensign:

  • 17 miles: DODGE CITY (CENTRAL & WYATT EARP STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ensign:

  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 162 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 180 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 191 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 199 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 205 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)