WakefieldKS
A town of 1,031.
1,031 people, and everyone knows the way
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Most working residents commute out of Wakefield
Most working residents leave Wakefield for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Clay Center (24%), Manhattan (11%) and Salina (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, hot summers
Wakefield has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
Wakefield’s public schools outperform 44% of Kansas districts
The public schools Wakefield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield Elem | K–8 | 129 | C+ |
| Wakefield High | 9–12 | 80 | C |
A typical Wakefield home is worth about $237K
The typical Wakefield home is worth about $237,000, up 5.9% in a year, 5% below the Kansas typical home.
Typical home value
2.8% of Wakefield is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wakefield Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Milford State Wildlife Area | — | 3 |
Healthier than 47% of U.S. towns
Wakefield beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Wakefield | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 29.2% | 25.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.1% |
98% of working residents leave Wakefield for work
Where Wakefield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wakefield
City in Clay County, Kansas
Wakefield is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 858.
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- Population
- 858
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,142 ft
- ZIP code
- 67487
- Area code
- 785