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Wamego, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Wamego is a Census city of 4,386 people across 2.64 square miles of land, in Pottawatomie County. Median household income is $78,809, 72.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $787,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wamego
What Wamego is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.64 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,663
- County holding the largest share of its areaPottawatomie County, 98.8 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.
Wamego
How many people live in Wamego
- Population4,386
- Median age36.7
- Population under 181,231 plus or minus 265
- Share under 1828.1 percent
- Population 65 and over601 plus or minus 178
- Share 65 and over13.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households1,793
- Family households941 plus or minus 197
- Share of households that are families52.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wamego
Income and work in Wamego
- Median household income$78,809 plus or minus $29,839
- Per capita income$40,211
- Civilian labor force2,413
- Employed2,374
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over2,844
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.2 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wamego
Housing in Wamego
- Housing units2,067
- Occupied units1,793
- Vacant units274 plus or minus 201
- Vacancy rate13.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied1,303 plus or minus 263
- Renter occupied490 plus or minus 181
- Ownership rate72.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$198,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$849 plus or minus $251
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units1,654
- Share single family80.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more341 plus or minus 173
- Share in buildings of two or more16.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes72 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wamego
How Wamego gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,203 plus or minus 449
- Commuting under 15 minutes880 plus or minus 271
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more701 plus or minus 239
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Drove alone79.8 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home7.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wamego
SBA loans in Wamego (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$787,300
- Average approval$157,460
- Median approval$174,600
- Largest approval$242,700
- Jobs supported54
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wamego, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Wamego
Flood risk in Wamego
- NFIP communityCity of Wamego
- NFIP community number200276
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date11/17/22
The City of Wamego participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200276 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pottawatomie County, not Wamego
Pottawatomie County context, not Wamego figures
- Establishments in Pottawatomie County703
- Covered employment, Pottawatomie County10,028
- Average annual pay, Pottawatomie County$51,426
- Housing units permitted, Pottawatomie County117
Every figure in this section is published for Pottawatomie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wamego.
All Pottawatomie 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.
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
Wamego questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wamego, Kansas?
4,386, in 1,793 households. Wamego city covers 2.64 square miles of land, which is 1,663 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wamego in?
Pottawatomie County, which holds 98.8 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wamego?
$78,809. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $198,300. Median gross rent is $849 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wamego businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $787,300 since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $174,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wamego, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wamego borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wamego. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wamego in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wamego appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wamego, city of, community 200276, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Wamego figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pottawatomie 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 Wamego.
Is zoning published for Wamego?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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