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Waco township, Sedgwick County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Land area: 28.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,381 (77% urban, 23% rural)

Males: 1,701  (50.3%)
Females: 1,680  (49.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,380 (3,249 owner occupied, 131 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

4%
State:

31%


Races in Waco township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 89.4%
  • Black: 0.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
  • Asian: 4.4%
  • Two or more races: 1.5%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 34.0
Median age of females: 33.9

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Average household size: 2.94

Waco township:

2.9 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.24

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($30,625 in 1999)
Waco township:

$48,361
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $552 (lower quartile is $307, upper quartile is $516)
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
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,400 - $177,000

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: 117 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

30.2%
Whole state:

9.9%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Waco township: Garvey Industrial Park (A), Hoover Road Industrial Park (B), Sedgwick County Fire District 1 Station 34 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Waco township include: Oatville Community Methodist Church (A), Resurrection Lutheran Church (B), Hope Community Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (1), Saint Peters Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Dry Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

63% of Waco township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 43
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Waco township, KS map

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Waco township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 2
  • 1970 to 1979: 9
  • 1960 to 1969: 7
  • 1950 to 1959: 2
  • 1940 to 1949: 2
  • 1939 or earlier: 12

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Waco township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 9
  • 6 rooms: 4
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waco township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 3
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Waco township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 4
  • 3 bedrooms: 13
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waco township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 3
  • 3 bedrooms: 2
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Waco township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 3
  • 2 vehicles: 6
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Waco township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 2
  • 2 vehicles: 5
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Transportation equipment (32%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (18%)
  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Waco township:

  • French (except Basque) (46.5%)
  • Norwegian (14.0%)
  • Irish (11.6%)
  • German (9.3%)
  • English (7.0%)
  • Icelander (7.0%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
  • Electricity (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 43

Size of family households: 4 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 2 2-persons,

854 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (30 men, 80 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

7.9%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Waco township:

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