Moving to Onaga, Kansas
Population: 704. Estimated population in July 2024: 683 (-3.0% change)
Males: 327 (46.4%), Females: 377 (53.6%)
Pottawatomie County
Zip code: 66521
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $28,929
Median house value: $43,000
Population by Race
Races in Onaga:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.8%), English (12.8%), United States (10.2%), Irish (9.1%), French (6.4%), Dutch (2.4%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Onaga
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Onaga city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 17.4%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -56 (-7.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Onaga:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ONAGA INC (120 W 8TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Onaga:
- WAMEGO CITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WAMEGO, KS)
- NEMAHA VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SENECA, KS)
- HOLTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; HOLTON, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Onaga:
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 43 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
- FORBES FIELD (about 52 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 90 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Onaga:
- CHARLES E GRUTZMACHER MUNI (about 1 miles; ONAGA, KS; Abbreviation: 52K)
- WAMEGO MUNI (about 22 miles; WAMEGO, KS; Abbreviation: 69K)
- SENECA MUNI (about 25 miles; SENECA, KS; Abbreviation: 62K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Onaga:
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 42 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 99 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 99 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
Schools
Public high school in Onaga:
- ONAGA SENIOR HIGH (Students: 111; Location: 500 HIGH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Onaga:
- ONAGA ELEM (Students: 268; Location: 400 HIGH ST; Grades: PK – 08)