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Cawker City is a Census city of 352 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Mitchell County. Median household income is $45,250, 81.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cawker City
What Cawker City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land350 plus or minus 118
- County holding the largest share of its areaMitchell 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.
Cawker City
How many people live in Cawker City
- Population352 plus or minus 119
- Median age56.0 plus or minus 19.0
- Population under 1878 plus or minus 47
- Share under 1822.2 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Population 65 and over131 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over37.2 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Households193 plus or minus 68
- Family households94 plus or minus 41
- Share of households that are families48.7 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cawker City
Income and work in Cawker City
- Median household income$45,250 plus or minus $21,991
- Per capita income$33,878 plus or minus $12,396
- Civilian labor force136 plus or minus 58
- Employed136 plus or minus 58
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over255 plus or minus 74
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent plus or minus 36.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.0 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cawker City
Housing in Cawker City
- Housing units271 plus or minus 74
- Occupied units193 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units78 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate28.8 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Owner occupied158 plus or minus 58
- Renter occupied35 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate81.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$90,800 plus or minus $27,190
- Median gross rent, monthly$583 plus or minus $121
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units206 plus or minus 66
- Share single family76.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more8.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cawker City
How Cawker City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute130 plus or minus 53
- Commuting under 15 minutes61 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more41 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.5 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Drove alone72.1 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked13.2 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cawker City
Flood risk in Cawker City
- NFIP communityCity of Cawker City
- NFIP community number200476
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/05/23(M)
The City of Cawker City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200476 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.
Mitchell County, not Cawker City
Mitchell County context, not Cawker City figures
- Establishments in Mitchell County237
- Covered employment, Mitchell County3,146
- Average annual pay, Mitchell County$47,181
- Housing units permitted, Mitchell County4
Every figure in this section is published for Mitchell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cawker City.
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
Cawker City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cawker City, Kansas?
352, in 193 households. Cawker City city covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 350 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cawker City in?
Mitchell 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 Cawker City?
$45,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,800. Median gross rent is $583 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cawker City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cawker City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cawker City, city of, community 200476, 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 Cawker City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mitchell 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 Cawker City.
Is zoning published for Cawker City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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