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Country around Kingman is a rural area of about 3,949 people in Kingman County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Wichita, KS and 153 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $847 a month.
3,949people
$94kTypical home
$847/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
279Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,949 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 43 mi to Wichita, KS
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$595/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ICT airport
- 157 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,595 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 213 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kingman County: R+60 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk