Moving to Winfield, Kansas
Population: 12,206. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,861 (-2.8% change)
Males: 6,056 (49.6%), Females: 6,150 (50.4%)
Cowley County
Zip code: 67156
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $34,443
Median house value: $60,700
Population by Race
Races in Winfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Black (3.3%)
- Other Asian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Other race (1.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.0%), English (13.7%), United States (9.4%), Irish (7.1%), Dutch (3.3%), Scottish (3.2%).
Elevation: 1127 feet
Land area: 11.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Winfield
- High school or higher: 86.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
- Unemployed: 11.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Winfield city
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 54.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 9.8%
5.4% Foreign born (2.7% Asia, 1.5% Africa, 0.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+0.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Winfield:
- WILLIAM NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1300 E FIFTH AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Winfield:
- SOUTH CENTRAL KS REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 13 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS)
- AUGUSTA MEDICAL COMPLEX INC (about 30 miles; AUGUSTA, KS)
- SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; WELLINGTON, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Winfield:
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 33 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 41 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: ICT)
- STILLWATER RGNL (about 76 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Abbreviation: SWO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Winfield:
- STROTHER FIELD (about 7 miles; WINFIELD/ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Abbreviation: WLD)
- OXFORD MUNI (about 8 miles; OXFORD, KS; Abbreviation: 55K)
- COOK AIRFIELD INC (about 26 miles; DERBY, KS; Abbreviation: K50)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Winfield:
- SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 849; Location: 100 COLLEGE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.sckans.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Winfield:
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 80 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Full-time enrollment: 16,937)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; LANGSTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
Schools
Public high school in Winfield:
- WINFIELD HIGH (Students: 868; Location: 300 VIKING BLVD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Winfield:
- WINFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 629; Location: 400 EAST 9TH; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WHITTIER ELEM (Students: 334; Location: 1400 MOUND; Grades: KG – 05)
- IRVING ELEM (Students: 318; Location: 311 HARTER; Grades: KG – 05)
- LOWELL ELEM (Students: 251; Location: 1404 MILLINGTON; Grades: PK – 05)
- COUNTRY VIEW ELEM (Students: 166; Location: 16300 151ST ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- WEBSTER ELEM (Students: 87; Location: 900 E 12TH; Grades: UG – UG)
- SOUTH VERNON ELEM (Students: 48; Location: 16921 51ST ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Winfield:
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 85; Location: 910 MOUND; Grades: PK – 6)
- HOLY NAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 33; Location: 700 FULLER; Grades: KG – 5)
Libraries
Library in Winfield:
- WINFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $402,113; Location: 605 COLLEGE; 63,627 books; 1,317 audio materials; 1,137 video materials; 214 serial subscriptions)