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Wellington, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Wellington is a Census city of 7,615 people across 7.62 square miles of land, in Sumner County. Median household income is $50,333, 62.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wellington
What Wellington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.62 sq mi
- Water area0.89 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,000
- County holding the largest share of its areaSumner 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.
Wellington
How many people live in Wellington
- Population7,615
- Median age38.7
- Population under 181,957
- Share under 1825.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,371
- Share 65 and over18.0 percent
- Households2,957
- Family households1,632
- Share of households that are families55.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellington
Income and work in Wellington
- Median household income$50,333
- Per capita income$26,285
- Civilian labor force3,392
- Employed3,156
- Unemployed236 plus or minus 91
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over4,848
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellington
Housing in Wellington
- Housing units3,567
- Occupied units2,957
- Vacant units610 plus or minus 166
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied1,843
- Renter occupied1,114
- Ownership rate62.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$733 plus or minus $177
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units2,693
- Share single family75.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more619 plus or minus 203
- Share in buildings of two or more17.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes255 plus or minus 143
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellington
How Wellington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,934
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,957
- Share commuting under 15 minutes66.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more757 plus or minus 207
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone84.2 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellington
Flood risk in Wellington
- NFIP communityCity of Wellington
- NFIP community number200349
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/18/09
The City of Wellington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200349 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.
Sumner County, not Wellington
Sumner County context, not Wellington figures
- Establishments in Sumner County483
- Covered employment, Sumner County6,248
- Average annual pay, Sumner County$43,763
- Housing units permitted, Sumner County26
Every figure in this section is published for Sumner County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wellington.
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
Wellington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wellington, Kansas?
7,615, in 2,957 households. Wellington city covers 7.62 square miles of land, which is 1,000 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wellington in?
Sumner 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 Wellington?
$50,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,100. Median gross rent is $733 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wellington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wellington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wellington, city of, community 200349, 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 Wellington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sumner 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 Wellington.
Is zoning published for Wellington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.