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Wakefield, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Wakefield is a Census city of 1,031 people across 0.50 square miles of land, in Clay County. Median household income is $68,594, 79.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $30,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wakefield
What Wakefield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,075
- County holding the largest share of its areaClay 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.
Wakefield
How many people live in Wakefield
- Population1,031
- Median age44.6
- Population under 18214 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1820.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over168 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households473 plus or minus 96
- Family households345 plus or minus 80
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wakefield
Income and work in Wakefield
- Median household income$68,594
- Per capita income$37,706
- Civilian labor force498 plus or minus 114
- Employed483 plus or minus 113
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over729
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wakefield
Housing in Wakefield
- Housing units497
- Occupied units473 plus or minus 96
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied374
- Renter occupied99 plus or minus 57
- Ownership rate79.1 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$819
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent
- Single family units404
- Share single family81.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more57 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more11.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wakefield
How Wakefield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute478 plus or minus 102
- Commuting under 15 minutes44 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more279 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.4 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone75.2 percent
- Carpooled13.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home10.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wakefield
SBA loans in Wakefield (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$30,000
- Average approval$30,000
- Median approval$30,000
- Largest approval$30,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wakefield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wakefield
Flood risk in Wakefield
- NFIP communityCity of Wakefield
- NFIP community number200554
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/05/14(M)
The City of Wakefield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200554 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.
Clay County, not Wakefield
Clay County context, not Wakefield figures
- Establishments in Clay County261
- Covered employment, Clay County2,926
- Average annual pay, Clay County$40,138
- Housing units permitted, Clay County28
Every figure in this section is published for Clay County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wakefield.
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.
Coverage
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
Wakefield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wakefield, Kansas?
1,031, in 473 households. Wakefield city covers 0.50 square miles of land, which is 2,075 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wakefield in?
Clay 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 Wakefield?
$68,594. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,700. Median gross rent is $819 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wakefield businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $30,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $30,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wakefield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wakefield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wakefield. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wakefield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wakefield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wakefield, city of, community 200554, 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 Wakefield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clay 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 Wakefield.
Is zoning published for Wakefield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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