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Kanwaka township, Douglas County, KS

1,481 Population
42 square miles 35.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

54.6 ±8.4 Median age
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Douglas County: 31.3 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Kansas: 37.2 ±0.2

Economics

$62,756 ±$14,738 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Douglas County: $39,321 ±$1,122
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Kansas: $39,638 ±$405
$123,774 ±$4,483 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Douglas County: $68,756 ±$2,645
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Kansas: $72,639 ±$453

1.8% ±1.9% (26  ±29) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Douglas County: 15.2% 16,894 (±1.1% / ±1,198)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Kansas: 11.5% 328,475 (±0.2% / ±6,622)

28.7 minutes ±1.8 (18,485  ±6,882) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Douglas County: 20.6 1,158,975 (±0.7 / ±49,566)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Kansas: 19.8 25,567,516 (±0.1 / ±214,272)

Families

635 ±189 Number of households
  • Douglas County: 49,939 ±527
  • Kansas: 1,160,715 ±3,961
2.3 ±0.9 (1,481  ±345) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Douglas County: 2.2 110,802 (±0 / ±118)
  • a little less than the figure in Kansas: 2.5 2,850,913

6.5% ±10.2% (11  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Douglas County: 3.3% † 1,110 (±0.9% / ±306)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kansas: 6% 40,004 (±0.2% / ±1,359)

Housing

635 ±189 Number of housing units
  • Douglas County: 53,308 ±64
  • Kansas: 1,285,221 ±690

$435,900 ±$50,460 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Douglas County: $281,600 ±$10,320
  • more than double the amount in Kansas: $203,400 ±$1,329

9.7% ±9% (143  ±136.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Douglas County: 25.1% 29,749 (±1.6% / ±1,843.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kansas: 14.8% 431,125 (±0.3% / ±7,618.8)

Social

100% ±36.1% (1,139  ±272.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Douglas County: 95.9% 67,877 (±2.8% / ±2,009.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kansas: 91.9% 1,776,698 (±0.5% / ±9,574.8)
63.4% ±13.5% (722  ±248.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Douglas County: 52% 36,832 (±2% / ±1,431.7)
  • nearly double the rate in Kansas: 35.2% 679,664 (±0.3% / ±5,586.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.4% ±0.7% (6  ±11) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Douglas County: 6.1% 7,332
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Kansas: 7.2% 211,197

16.2% ±15.3% (195  ±191) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Douglas County: 5.2% † 5,051 (±0.6% / ±614)
  • more than double the rate in Kansas: 7% 154,967 (±0.1% / ±2,456)
195 Total veterans ±191 195 Male ±191 N/A Female ±11

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