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WaKeeney, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
WaKeeney is a Census city of 1,852 people across 1.78 square miles of land, in Trego County. Median household income is $68,438, 80.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
WaKeeney
What WaKeeney is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.78 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,038
- County holding the largest share of its areaTrego 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.
WaKeeney
How many people live in WaKeeney
- Population1,852
- Median age43.7
- Population under 18448
- Share under 1824.2 percent
- Population 65 and over419 plus or minus 85
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent
- Households854
- Family households552
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
WaKeeney
Income and work in WaKeeney
- Median household income$68,438 plus or minus $20,452
- Per capita income$44,747 plus or minus $9,954
- Civilian labor force1,010
- Employed996
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over1,346
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
WaKeeney
Housing in WaKeeney
- Housing units961
- Occupied units854
- Vacant units107 plus or minus 55
- Vacancy rate11.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied687
- Renter occupied167 plus or minus 66
- Ownership rate80.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$125,200 plus or minus $25,656
- Median gross rent, monthly$756
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Single family units849
- Share single family88.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more98 plus or minus 46
- Share in buildings of two or more10.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
WaKeeney
How WaKeeney gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute866
- Commuting under 15 minutes642
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more113 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone71.1 percent
- Carpooled15.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home11.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
WaKeeney
SBA loans in WaKeeney (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,322,000
- Average approval$774,000
- Median approval$1,074,000
- Largest approval$1,098,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises66.7 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in WaKeeney, 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.
WaKeeney
Flood risk in WaKeeney
- NFIP communityCity of Wakeeney
- NFIP community number200553
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Wakeeney participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200553 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.
Trego County, not WaKeeney
Trego County context, not WaKeeney figures
- Establishments in Trego County127
- Covered employment, Trego County1,104
- Average annual pay, Trego County$43,322
- Housing units permitted, Trego County0
Every figure in this section is published for Trego County as a whole and is not a measurement of WaKeeney.
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
WaKeeney questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in WaKeeney, Kansas?
1,852, in 854 households. WaKeeney city covers 1.78 square miles of land, which is 1,038 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is WaKeeney in?
Trego 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 WaKeeney?
$68,438. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,200. Median gross rent is $756 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to WaKeeney businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.3 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $1,074,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in WaKeeney, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to WaKeeney borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for WaKeeney. 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 WaKeeney in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. WaKeeney appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wakeeney, city of, community 200553, 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 WaKeeney figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Trego 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 WaKeeney.
Is zoning published for WaKeeney?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.