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Yates Center, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Yates Center is a Census city of 1,270 people across 2.53 square miles of land, in Woodson County. Median household income is $42,730, 75.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Yates Center
What Yates Center is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.53 sq mi
- Water area0.43 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land502
- County holding the largest share of its areaWoodson 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.
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How many people live in Yates Center
- Population1,270
- Median age50.3
- Population under 18203 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1816.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Population 65 and over372
- Share 65 and over29.3 percent
- Households559
- Family households237 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families42.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Yates Center
- Median household income$42,730
- Per capita income$28,478
- Civilian labor force573
- Employed558
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over999
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Yates Center
- Housing units735
- Occupied units559
- Vacant units176 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate23.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied422
- Renter occupied137 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate75.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$65,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$615
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent
- Single family units577
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more135 plus or minus 59
- Share in buildings of two or more18.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Yates Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute540 plus or minus 108
- Commuting under 15 minutes272 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more131 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.3 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone81.7 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Yates Center
- NFIP communityCity of Yates Center
- NFIP community number200561
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/09/25(M)
The City of Yates Center participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200561 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.
Woodson County, not Yates Center
Woodson County context, not Yates Center figures
- Establishments in Woodson County78
- Covered employment, Woodson County690
- Average annual pay, Woodson County$38,174
- Housing units permitted, Woodson County15
Every figure in this section is published for Woodson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Yates Center.
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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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
Yates Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Yates Center, Kansas?
1,270, in 559 households. Yates Center city covers 2.53 square miles of land, which is 502 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Yates Center in?
Woodson 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 Yates Center?
$42,730. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,000. Median gross rent is $615 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Yates Center in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Yates Center appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Yates Center, city of, community 200561, 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 Yates Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Woodson 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 Yates Center.
Is zoning published for Yates Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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