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Wilson, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Wilson is a Census city of 833 people across 0.60 square miles of land, in Ellsworth County. Median household income is $59,145, 78.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wilson
What Wilson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,392
- County holding the largest share of its areaEllsworth 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.
Wilson
How many people live in Wilson
- Population833
- Median age43.7 plus or minus 12.2
- Population under 18212 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1825.5 percent
- Population 65 and over243 plus or minus 61
- Share 65 and over29.2 percent
- Households327 plus or minus 72
- Family households202 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families61.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilson
Income and work in Wilson
- Median household income$59,145
- Per capita income$28,524
- Civilian labor force355 plus or minus 97
- Employed351 plus or minus 96
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over577
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.0 percent plus or minus 24.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wilson
- Housing units426
- Occupied units327 plus or minus 72
- Vacant units99 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate23.2 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Owner occupied257 plus or minus 70
- Renter occupied70 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate78.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$739 plus or minus $226
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Single family units354
- Share single family83.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more7.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilson
How Wilson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute333 plus or minus 95
- Commuting under 15 minutes147 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more99 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.7 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled10.0 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilson
Flood risk in Wilson
- NFIP communityCity of Wilson
- NFIP community number200560
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The City of Wilson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200560 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.
Ellsworth County, not Wilson
Ellsworth County context, not Wilson figures
- Establishments in Ellsworth County152
- Covered employment, Ellsworth County2,179
- Average annual pay, Ellsworth County$49,668
- Housing units permitted, Ellsworth County4
Every figure in this section is published for Ellsworth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wilson.
All Ellsworth County figures →
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
Wilson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wilson, Kansas?
833, in 327 households. Wilson city covers 0.60 square miles of land, which is 1,392 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wilson in?
Ellsworth 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 Wilson?
$59,145. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $75,700. Median gross rent is $739 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wilson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wilson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wilson, city of, community 200560, 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 Wilson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ellsworth 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 Wilson.
Is zoning published for Wilson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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