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Whitewater, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Whitewater is a Census city of 886 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Butler County. Median household income is $65,208, 84.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Whitewater
What Whitewater is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,156 plus or minus 655
- County holding the largest share of its areaButler County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitewater
How many people live in Whitewater
- Population886 plus or minus 269
- Median age47.4
- Population under 18201 plus or minus 79
- Share under 1822.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over175 plus or minus 96
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Households355 plus or minus 126
- Family households208 plus or minus 81
- Share of households that are families58.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitewater
Income and work in Whitewater
- Median household income$65,208 plus or minus $31,053
- Per capita income$29,274
- Civilian labor force423 plus or minus 202
- Employed423 plus or minus 202
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over606 plus or minus 180
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.5 percent plus or minus 34.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.5 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Whitewater
- Housing units366 plus or minus 128
- Occupied units355 plus or minus 126
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied301 plus or minus 122
- Renter occupied54 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate84.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$124,500 plus or minus $41,579
- Median gross rent, monthly$908 plus or minus $237
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units343 plus or minus 126
- Share single family93.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more4.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Whitewater gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute400 plus or minus 195
- Commuting under 15 minutes80 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.0 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more161 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.3 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Drove alone89.1 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitewater
Flood risk in Whitewater
- NFIP communityCity of Whitewater
- NFIP community number200559
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/09(M)
The City of Whitewater participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200559 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Butler County, not Whitewater
Butler County context, not Whitewater figures
- Establishments in Butler County1,396
- Covered employment, Butler County19,881
- Average annual pay, Butler County$50,462
- Housing units permitted, Butler County235
Every figure in this section is published for Butler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Whitewater.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Whitewater questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whitewater, Kansas?
886, in 355 households. Whitewater city covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 2,156 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whitewater in?
Butler County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Whitewater?
$65,208. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $124,500. Median gross rent is $908 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Whitewater in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Whitewater appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Whitewater, city of, community 200559, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Whitewater figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butler County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Whitewater.
Is zoning published for Whitewater?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.