YoderKS
With 24 residents, this town was settled in 1889.
Is Yoder a good place to live?
38% of residents live below the poverty line in Yoder, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 152 Kansas towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Yoder. Yoder has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
24 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Yoder.
Yoder faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The national flood insurance program has paid 8 claims in Yoder since 2007. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Yoder brings four seasons and hot summers
Expect July afternoons of 93° and January nights of 21°, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most people working in Yoder commute elsewhere
The top destinations are Hutchinson (22%), Haven (15%) and Lincoln Township (9%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Yoder dropped by 25, to 55.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Yoder is
Yoder beats the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 28% of adults feel lonely locally. Only 6 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Yoder. Among adults here, 42% have obesity and 14% have diabetes.
| Yoder | Typical Kansas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Yoder | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 77.6% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 79.9% | 76.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Yoder
Moving to Yoder: who provides what
Yoder is unincorporated, so Reno 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Yoder
About 0 of every 100 Yoder residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Questions about Yoder
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Is Yoder, KS a good place to live?
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