Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Conway Springs’ best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. Only 9 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower midpoint age than Conway Springs. Conway Springs's schools rank ahead of 75% of Kansas towns. On civic life, just 4 of Kansas’ 362 towns do worse. Conway Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Conway Springs beats most towns.
1,272 counted in 2010 and 1,086 in 2020; an estimated 1,141 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Conway Springs is from typical.
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Census counts: 681 in 1890, 1,086 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1889 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Conway Springs, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Conway Springs.
The share of working residents in Conway Springs who work locally: 6.4%. Conway Springs’ average commute is 27 minutes, above both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Conway Springs dropped by 64, to 289. The top destinations are Wichita (35%), Waco Township (6%) and Wellington (6%).
| Conway Springs | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
College graduates make up just over two in five adults 25 and older, against 36% across Kansas. Adults 18 to 34 are a third of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 28% of residents (36% statewide). In Conway Springs, 12% of residents are 65 or older, against 17% in Kansas’ towns and 18% across U.S. towns. This Kansas town has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 1,141 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Conway Springs | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
45% women, 55% men
About 124 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5 points). Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Conway Springs | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.7% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.9% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.9% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 35% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.7% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Among adults in Conway Springs, 9.9% have diabetes. Two figures for adults here: 30% feel lonely, 16% say their health is fair or poor.
| Conway Springs | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Conway Springs | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 13% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 5.6% in the year to September 2026. Conway Springs’ median rent comes in at $1,078 a month. Also worth knowing: in Conway Springs, just over three quarters of households live in a home they own.
| Conway Springs | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,078 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Of the losses FEMA expects in Conway Springs, 38% come from inland flooding and 23% from tornadoes. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 65% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Conway Springs households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Conway Springs; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Conway Springs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
3 notable people were born in Conway Springs.
City in Sumner County, Kansas
Conway Springs is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,086.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
3 notable people were born here, including Harvey H. Nininger and Lloyd Bishop.
