	Almena-District 4 Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	16 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	13%	9.1%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	16%	15%	8%
Median household income	$67,000	$73,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Almena-District 4 Township16%

Norton28%

Almena15%

Center-District 1 Township12%

Wichita3%

12 mi

median commute distance

442

jobs based in Almena-District 4 Township

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here442 jobs based here · A job hub Where people work16% work in Almena-District 4 Township Commute times16 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 12 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Almena-District 4 Township’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Northern Valley school district. Its two schools are below.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Almena ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4	Grades PK–4	78	A⁺
Northern Valley HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	41	C

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The districtsNorthern Valley Vs. the neighbors5 bordering towns Every school2 schools · Almena Elem Questions“Are Almena-District 4 Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 16° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–43°

Spring37–66°

Summer62–89°

Fall39–68°

Oct 17

typical first frost

Apr 27

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 16°Rain & snow25″ of snow a winter · 24 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HailInland floodingDrought

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready7.7 events a year, on average · Ready for hail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Who lives here

Fewer children than Kansas overall

Children under 18 are 16% of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (23% statewide). Here, 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 36% in Kansas as a whole.

41.8median age · KS 37.4

	Almena-District 4 Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Aged 65 or older	14%	17%	18%
Median age	41.8 years	38.1 years	40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	33%	29%	29%

Almena-District 4 TownshipKansasUnited States

KSU.S.

Ages · share of residents

20%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma2%

High school31%

Some college29%

Associate’s6%

Bachelor’s24%

Graduate9%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.7 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Almena-District 4 Township
	Almena-District 4 Township	KS	U.S.
Under 10	7.3%	12.5%	11.6%
10 to 17	9%	11.3%	10.3%
18 to 24	13.4%	10.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	15.4%	12.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	7.5%	12.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	20.3%	12.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	9%	10.1%	10.2%
75 and older	5.4%	6.9%	7%
No diploma	1.6%	8%	10.4%
High school	30.7%	25.4%	26%
Some college	28.9%	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s	5.5%	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	24%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate	9.3%	13.4%	14.1%