Gypsum township, Sedgwick County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 5,822 (36% urban, 64% rural)
| Males: 3,116 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 2,706 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,309 (2,975 owner occupied, 2,334 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 44% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Gypsum township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 82.6%
- Black: 7.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 1.9%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 4.5%
- Two or more races: 2.0%
- Some other race: 0.3%
Median age of males: 26.6
Median age of females: 27.6
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Average household size: 3.15
| Gypsum township: | 3.1 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.39
| Gypsum township: | $48,361 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $552 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,600 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
| : | $123,600 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $154,995
Here: $154,995 State: $166,141
Townhouses or other attached units: $122,700
Here: $122,700 State: $137,909
In 2-unit structures: $99,506
Here: $99,506 State: $98,792
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,139
Here: $95,139 State: $114,796
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,159
Here: $102,159 State: $124,036
Mobile homes: $41,590
Here: $41,590 State: $39,479
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $19,916
Here: $19,916 State: $54,153
| Population density: 164 people per square mile | (high). |
Cities in this township include: McConnell AFB.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Gypsum township: Hidden Lake Golf Course (A), Stonegate Park Mobile Home Park Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Sedgwick County Fire District 1 Station 36 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Gypsum township: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Eastridge Cemetery (1), Branson Cemetery (2), Reflection Point Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Gypsum township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 161
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 17
- South: 21
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
509 people in military barracks, etc.
4 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 64
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Gypsum township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Transportation equipment (29%)
- Construction (11%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gypsum township:
- Norwegian (60.9%)
- German (15.8%)
- English (5.4%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- United States or American (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.0%)
- Welsh (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 91 (96%)
- Carpooled: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 2 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Electricity (29%)
509 people in military barracks, etc.
4 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
89.2% of residents of Gypsum township speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 212- In family households: 200 (47 male householders, 17 female householders)
52 spouses, 82 children (77 natural, 3 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (5 male householders (2 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 3 2-persons,
1,664 married couples with children.
174 single-parent households (69 men, 105 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |