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Ulysses, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 5,960. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,650 (-5.2% change)
Males: 2,961 (49.7%), Females: 2,999 (50.3%)

Grant County

Zip code: 67880

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $42,675
Median house value: $79,000

Population by Race

Races in Ulysses:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.7%)
  • Hispanic (37.5%)
  • Other race (21.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)

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

Ancestries: German (14.2%), United States (12.3%), English (8.2%), Irish (7.4%), Dutch (1.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Elevation: 3057 feet

Land area: 2.9 square miles

Map of Ulysses, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ulysses

  • High school or higher: 74.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ulysses city

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 65.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

11.2% Foreign born (11.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +467 (+8.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ulysses:

  • BOB WILSON MEM GRANT CO HOSPITAL (415 N MAIN ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ulysses:

  • STANTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; JOHNSON, KS)
  • SATANTA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SATANTA, KS)
  • STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; HUGOTON, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ulysses:

  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 47 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 50 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
  • LAMAR MUNI (about 98 miles; LAMAR, CO; Abbreviation: LAA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ulysses:

  • ULYSSES (about 2 miles; ULYSSES, KS; Abbreviation: ULS)
  • STANTON COUNTY MUNI (about 25 miles; JOHNSON, KS; Abbreviation: 2K3)
  • SATANTA MUNI (about 28 miles; SATANTA, KS; Abbreviation: 1K9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ulysses:

  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 167 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 170 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 184 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 186 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 228 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 231 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 231 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)

Schools

Public high school in Ulysses:

  • ULYSSES HIGH (Students: 538; Location: 501 N MCCALL; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Ulysses:

  • CORNERSTONE CHRSTN ACAD-ULYSSE (Students: 17; Location: 831 N COLLEGE PO BOX 636; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ulysses:

  • SULLIVAN ELEM (Students: 449; Location: 600 W. NEBRASKA; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HICKOK ELEM (Students: 447; Location: 810 N MISSOURI; Grades: KG – 05)
  • KEPLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 399; Location: 113 N COLORADO; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Ulysses:

  • ULYSSES/GRANT COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $496,896; Location: 215 E. GRANT; 46,548 books; 2,240 audio materials; 2,291 video materials; 138 serial subscriptions)

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