College graduates make up 39% of adults 25 and older, against 36% across Kansas. Adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (36% statewide).

44.9median age · KS 37.4

	Township 6	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Median age	44.9 years	38.1 years	40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	39%	29%	29%

Township 6KansasUnited States

KSU.S.

Ages · share of residents

23%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma4%

High school28%

Some college15%

Associate’s14%

Bachelor’s35%

Graduate5%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 50% and 71% women

The Census survey reached too few of Township 6’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.8 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Township 6
	Township 6	KS	U.S.
Under 10	9.9%	12.5%	11.6%
10 to 17	10.4%	11.3%	10.3%
18 to 24	2.8%	10.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	4.9%	12.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	22.6%	12.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	18%	12.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	10.1%	10.2%
75 and older	15%	6.9%	7%
No diploma	4.1%	8%	10.4%
High school	27.6%	25.4%	26%
Some college	14.9%	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s	14%	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	34.5%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate	4.8%	13.4%	14.1%

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Ages44.9 median age · 23% are 65 or older Schooling39% have a four-year degree Homes84% own their home · Homeowners Income$60K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commute

Most of Township 6’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them

Township 6 had 95 jobs in 2023, down 85 from 2013. Its mean commuting time is 15 minutes, below both Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Pratt (34%), Wichita (11%) and Iuka (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.

5%work in town

	Township 6	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	15 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	4.6%	15%	8%
Below the poverty line	11%	9.1%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Township 65%

Pratt34%

Wichita11%

Iuka5%

Dodge City4%

17 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Township 6

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here95 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work5% work in Township 6 Commute times15 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 17 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Township 6 faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtCold wavesHail

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters15 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready56 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Township 6: four seasons and hot summers

In July, afternoons reach 93°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–46°

Spring43–68°

Summer66–90°

Fall45–70°

Oct 20

typical first frost

Apr 20

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 21°Rain & snow15″ of snow a winter · 28 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Township 6 is

The share of adults in Township 6 who had a checkup this year: 79%. Township 6: 29% of adults get no exercise outside work, above both the Kansas town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). 13% of adults here have diabetes; 40% have obesity.