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Population: 1,599. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,493 (-6.6% change)
Males: 716 (44.8%), Females: 883 (55.2%)

Woodson County

Zip code: 66783

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.7 years
Median household income: $23,920
Median house value: $36,000

Population by Race

Races in Yates Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (24.6%), United States (16.3%), Irish (11.6%), English (8.9%), Swedish (3.4%), French (2.8%).

Elevation: 1136 feet

Land area: 2.9 square miles

Map of Yates Center, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Yates Center

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Yates Center city

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 12.9%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -234 (-12.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Yates Center:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Yates Center:

  • FORBES FIELD (about 74 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 101 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 108 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Yates Center:

  • YATES CENTER (about 3 miles; YATES CENTER, KS; Abbreviation: 8K5)
  • FREDONIA (about 23 miles; FREDONIA, KS; Abbreviation: 1K7)
  • CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON (about 23 miles; CHANUTE, KS; Abbreviation: CNU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Yates Center:

  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 80 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 101 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)

Schools

Public high school in Yates Center:

  • YATES CENTER HIGH (Students: 230; Location: 105 W BELL; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Yates Center:

  • YATES CENTER ELEM (Students: 311; Location: 802 S STATE; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Yates Center:

  • YATES CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $51,296; Location: 218 N MAIN; 15,474 books; 343 audio materials; 130 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)

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