Moving to Wa Keeney, Kansas
Population: 1,924. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,773 (-7.8% change)
Males: 876 (45.5%), Females: 1,048 (54.5%)
Trego County
Zip code: 67672
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.3 years
Median household income: $28,945
Median house value: $50,400
Population by Race
Races in WaKeeney:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (49.3%), United States (10.2%), Irish (9.4%), English (9.2%), Swedish (3.2%), French (2.1%).
Elevation: 2465 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in WaKeeney
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in WaKeeney city
- Never married: 15.6%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -247 (-11.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in WaKeeney:
- TREGO COUNTY-LEMKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (320 N 13TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near WaKeeney:
- GRAHAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HILL CITY, KS)
- GOVE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; QUINTER, KS)
- GRISELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 (about 26 miles; RANSOM, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to WaKeeney:
- HAYS RGNL (about 45 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 86 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Abbreviation: GBD)
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 88 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
Other public-use airports nearest to WaKeeney:
- TREGO WAKEENEY (about 2 miles; WAKEENEY, KS; Abbreviation: 0H1)
- HILL CITY MUNI (about 24 miles; HILL CITY, KS; Abbreviation: HLC)
- NESS CITY MUNI (about 39 miles; NESS CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 48K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to WaKeeney:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 138 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 152 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 159 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 190 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 198 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
Schools
Public high school in WaKeeney:
- TREGO COMMUNITY HIGH (Students: 141; Location: 1200 RUSSELL AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in WaKeeney:
- TREGO GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: 612 JUNCTION AVENUE; Grades: PK – 08)
Libraries
Library in WaKeeney:
- WAKEENEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $55,758; Location: 610 RUSSELL AVE.; 23,268 books; 324 audio materials; 527 video materials; 61 serial subscriptions)