Moving to Waterville, Kansas

Population: 681. Estimated population in July 2024: 628 (-7.8% change)
Males: 322 (47.3%), Females: 359 (52.7%)

Marshall County

Zip code: 66548

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $31,136
Median house value: $46,800

Population by Race

Races in Waterville:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
• Two or more races (2.1%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (35.8%), English (15.3%), Irish (9.4%), United States (9.4%), Swedish (7.6%), Czech (2.9%).

Elevation: 1176 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Waterville

• High school or higher: 84.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
• Unemployed: 0.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waterville city

• Never married: 21.9%
• Now married: 57.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 12.9%
• Divorced: 7.7%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+10.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Waterville:

• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE INC (about 14 miles; MARYSVILLE, KS)
• HANOVER HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HANOVER, KS)
• WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WASHINGTON, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waterville:

• MANHATTAN RGNL (about 39 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
• LINCOLN MUNI (about 80 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
• SALINA MUNI (about 89 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Waterville:

• MARYSVILLE MUNI (about 15 miles; MARYSVILLE, KS; Abbreviation: MYZ)
• WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 20 miles; WASHINGTON, KS; Abbreviation: K38)
• CLAY CENTER MUNI (about 35 miles; CLAY CENTER, KS; Abbreviation: CYW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waterville:

• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
• SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 78 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 78 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
• WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 82 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
• EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
• UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 114 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
• BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)

Public primary/middle school in Waterville:

• VALLEY HEIGHTS ELEM (Students: 91; Location: 307 E LINCOLN; Grades: KG – 03)

Libraries

Library in Waterville:

• WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $11,337; Location: 129 E COMMERCIAL; 8,870 books; 220 audio materials; 200 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)