Moving to Ogden, Kansas

Population: 1,762. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,432 (-18.7% change)
Males: 893 (50.7%), Females: 869 (49.3%)

Riley County

Zip code: 66517

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.1 years
Median household income: $26,750
Median house value: $69,500

Population by Race

Races in Ogden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.9%)
  • Black (12.3%)
  • Hispanic (7.9%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • Other race (3.0%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)

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

Ancestries: German (26.2%), Irish (11.3%), English (5.6%), United States (5.4%), Italian (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Elevation: 1048 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Map of Ogden, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ogden

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ogden city

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

7.1% Foreign born (3.1% Europe, 2.0% Asia, 1.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +269 (+18.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ogden:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ogden:

  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 4 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
  • SALINA MUNI (about 69 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)
  • FORBES FIELD (about 75 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ogden:

  • FREEMAN FIELD (about 11 miles; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 3JC)
  • HERINGTON REGIONAL (about 31 miles; HERINGTON, KS; Abbreviation: HRU)
  • WAMEGO MUNI (about 33 miles; WAMEGO, KS; Abbreviation: 69K)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ogden:

  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 66 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 100 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)

Public primary/middle school in Ogden:

  • OGDEN ELEM (Students: 184; Location: 210 ELM ST; Grades: KG – 05)