Moving to Kismet, Kansas

Population: 484. Estimated population in July 2024: 521 (+7.6% change)
Males: 250 (51.7%), Females: 234 (48.3%)

Seward County

Zip code: 67859

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.3 years
Median household income: $39,531
Median house value: $57,500

Population by Race

Races in Kismet:

• White Non-Hispanic (62.8%)
• Hispanic (32.2%)
• Other race (21.1%)
• Two or more races (5.2%)
• Black (1.2%)
• American Indian (1.2%)

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

Ancestries: German (22.5%), United States (12.6%), Irish (10.3%), English (5.8%), Dutch (1.4%), Danish (1.2%).

Elevation: 2775 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kismet

• High school or higher: 66.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
• Unemployed: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kismet city

• Never married: 21.9%
• Now married: 65.0%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 4.2%
• Divorced: 7.7%

17.8% Foreign born (17.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+15.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kismet:

• SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; LIBERAL, KS)
• MEADE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MEADE, KS)
• SATANTA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; SATANTA, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kismet:

• LIBERAL MUNI (about 21 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
• GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 49 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
• DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 65 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kismet:

• SUBLETTE FLYING CLUB (about 21 miles; SUBLETTE, KS; Abbreviation: 19S)
• MEADE MUNI (about 25 miles; MEADE, KS; Abbreviation: MEJ)
• SATANTA MUNI (about 26 miles; SATANTA, KS; Abbreviation: 1K9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kismet:

• FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 150 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
• BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 155 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
• AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 162 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
• WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 175 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
• SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 180 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
• HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 201 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
• WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 219 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)

Schools

Public high school in Kismet:

• SOUTHWESTERN HEIGHTS JR/SR HIGH (Students: 314; Location: RT 1 BOX 24A; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Kismet:

• KISMET ELEM (Students: 223; Location: 505 KANSAS AVENUE; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Kismet:

• KISMET PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,710; Location: 503 MAIN BOX 66; 7,358 books; 10 audio materials; 22 video materials; 26 serial subscriptions)