Wilroads GardensKS
A town in Kansas, home to 955 people.
Is Wilroads Gardens a good place to live?
37% of residents live below the poverty line in Wilroads Gardens, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Wilroads Gardens. Wilroads Gardens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
955 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wilroads Gardens: who provides what
Wilroads Gardens is unincorporated, so Ford County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wilroads Gardens.
Wilroads Gardens has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For half of commuters, work is under 5 miles away. Wilroads Gardens had 36 jobs in 2023, up 33 from 2013. In Wilroads Gardens, the average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Dodge City (44%), Dodge Township (24%) and Garden City (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Wilroads Gardens brings four seasons and hot summers
In Wilroads Gardens, the midsummer high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wilroads Gardens faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Wilroads Gardens’ risk rating from FEMA comes in at 64 of 100. FEMA puts half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 in Wilroads Gardens have no health insurance than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
16% of Wilroads Gardens adults smoke cigarettes. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Wilroads Gardens. Against the Kansas average, Wilroads Gardens comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 17.
| Wilroads Gardens | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 26% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 77% | 79% |
| What stands out | Wilroads Gardens | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.5% | 20.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 28.2% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wilroads Gardens
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wilroads Gardens
About 7 of every 100 Wilroads Gardens residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Wilroads Gardens for work
Where Wilroads Gardens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wilroads Gardens
Unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas
Wilroads Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 639. It is located approximately one mile south of Highway 50 at 117 Rd.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,441 ft
Questions about Wilroads Gardens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wilroads Gardens, KS a good place to live?
Wilroads Gardens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.