Stockton, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,558. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,453 (-6.7% change)
Males: 790 (50.7%), Females: 768 (49.3%)
Rooks County
Zip code: 67669
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $31,125
Median house value: $39,300
Population by Race
Races in Stockton:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- Black (2.8%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (27.5%), English (15.7%), Irish (13.2%), United States (8.8%), Dutch (4.0%), French (3.5%).
Elevation: 1792 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Stockton
- High school or higher: 84.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Stockton city
- Never married: 15.7%
- Now married: 62.5%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-1.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Stockton:
- PLAINVILLE RURAL HOSPITAL DIST #1 (about 16 miles; PLAINVILLE, KS)
- PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; PHILLIPSBURG, KS)
- HAYS MEDICAL CENTER (about 39 miles; HAYS, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stockton:
- HAYS RGNL (about 42 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 82 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Abbreviation: GBD)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 90 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stockton:
- STOCKTON MUNI (about 5 miles; STOCKTON, KS; Abbreviation: 0S2)
- PLAINVILLE ARPK (about 18 miles; PLAINVILLE, KS; Abbreviation: 0R9)
- PHILLIPSBURG MUNI (about 21 miles; PHILLIPSBURG, KS; Abbreviation: PHG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stockton:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 99 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 135 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 173 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 180 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
Schools
Public high school in Stockton:
- STOCKTON HIGH (Students: 141; Location: 105 N CYPRESS; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Stockton:
- STOCKTON ELEM (Students: 251; Location: 201 N CYPRESS; Grades: PK – 08)
Libraries
Library in Stockton:
- STOCKTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $65,418; Location: 124 N CEDAR; 16,605 books; 676 audio materials; 760 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)