Population & age
- Total population
- 171
- Median age
- 62.4
Cedar, KS (67628)
Smith County · Population 171
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Cedar, KS (ZIP 67628) sits in Smith County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 43.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $5,923. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $41,908 per worker, roughly 36% below the US average. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 23th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. Severe Storm accounts for 69% of the 16 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. 37.4% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 48 residents (12 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,020 for a two-bedroom, a low 4.1% poverty rate, and a median home value of $98,800. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 98.8%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
Income & housing
- Median home value
- $98,800
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 30.5%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 61(92.4%)
- Renter-occupied
- 5(7.6%)
- Vacant units
- 21
- Built (median)
- 1938
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 5(6.8%)
- Avg commute
- 19.9 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 7(4.1%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 66(100.0%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 18(10.6%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$750
/month
1 Bed
$840
/month
2 Bed
$1,020
/month
3 Bed
$1,310
/month
4 Bed
$1,480
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
0
Across 0 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $0.
Single-family
0
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
Single-family value
$0
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$41,908
Average weekly wage
$806
Total employment
1,363
Total establishments
164
That is roughly 36% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.1%
That is 0.9 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
1,800
Employed
1,745
Unemployed
55
Based on Smith County, KS data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
16
Date Range
1993–2025
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND WILDFIRES
Severe Storm — declared May 21, 2025 (DR-4869)
Incident period: March 14, 2025 – March 19, 2025
Top Incident Types
- Severe Storm11 (69%)
- Biological2 (13%)
- Snowstorm1 (6%)
- Hurricane1 (6%)
- Flood1 (6%)
Individual Assistance
2
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
16
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
11
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
53.2°F
38.9° – 67.5°
Annual precipitation
28.6"
Annual snowfall
17.6"
Heating · cooling days
5,584.4 · 1,334.1
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: ALTON 1 W, KS US, 10.5 miles from the centroid of Cedar, KS (ZIP 67628)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
—
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
15%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
3.6
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.2
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
8.5%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
140
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,109
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.8
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
64%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
35%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 4.7% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Smith data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
37.4% of Smith County, KS residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.85
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.69
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
—
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 11.3% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Smith County, KS for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+48 people
+12 households • +$533K net AGI flow
Moved in
52households
113 people • $2.1M AGI
Moved out
40households
65 people • $1.6M AGI
Where new residents came from
No county-level breakdown available.
Where departing residents went
No county-level breakdown available.
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $40,731 versus departing households' $39,625.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Kansas
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 67628. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
5.58%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
8.69%
State 6.50% · avg local 2.19%
Property tax (effective)
1.47%
Median $2,240/year
Tax burden rank
26 of 50
10.20% of personal income
For ZIP 67628: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $98,800, that works out to roughly $1,449/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Federal 130% FPL gross income limit. Asset limit $3,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 67628
Nearby ZIPs by distance
67644 (Kirwin, 7.8 mi) · 67638 (Gaylord, 8.2 mi) · 66932 (Athol, 11.2 mi) · 67623 (Alton, 12.9 mi) · 67621 (Agra, 15.4 mi) · 67675 (Woodston, 15.8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
37.5%
4.5pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
43.2%
11.2pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
18.2%
3.8pp below the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
81.8%
5.8pp above the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
6.8%
6.2pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
13.8%
2.8pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
2
Median in-state tuition
$5,923
Median earnings (10 yr)
$36,320
- 4-Year
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS · 67601
- In-state tuition
- $5,923
- Out-of-state tuition
- $17,741
- Acceptance rate
- 90.3%
- Graduation rate
- 47.8%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $48,928
- Median student debt
- $21,000
- Certificate
Hays Academy of Hair Design
Hays, KS · 67601
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 76.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $23,712
- Median student debt
- $9,833
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Cedar, KS (ZIP 67628) sits in Smith County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 43.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $5,923. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $41,908 per worker, roughly 36% below the US average. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 23th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. Severe Storm accounts for 69% of the 16 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. 37.4% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 48 residents (12 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,020 for a two-bedroom, a low 4.1% poverty rate, and a median home value of $98,800. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 18.2%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 67628
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 67628?
37.5%, which is 4.5 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 67628?
18.2%, which is 3.8 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 67628?
43.2%, which is 11.2 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 67628?
171 people live in ZIP 67628, with a median age of 62.4 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 67628 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 67628, 92.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 7.6% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 67628?
In ZIP 67628, 6.8% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 67628?
4.1% of the population in ZIP 67628 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 67628 have broadband internet?
100.0% of households in ZIP 67628 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 67628 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 67628 ranks in the 23th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 67628?
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 67628, ranking in the 62th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 67628 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 16 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 67628 between 1993–2025 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 67628?
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 67628, accounting for 11 of 16 declarations (69%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 67628?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 67628 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND WILDFIRES" — a severe storm declared in 2025 (DR-4869) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 67628?
2 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 67628 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Fort Hays State University and Hays Academy Of Hair Design (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 67628?
Median in-state tuition across 2 nearby institutions is $5,923 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 67628?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $36,320 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 67628?
ZIP 67628 has an average annual temperature of 53.2°F and 28.6" of annual precipitation based on the ALTON 1 W, KS US weather station 10.5 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 67628?
Kansas has a flat income tax with a top rate of 5.58%. Combined sales tax: 8.69% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Kansas have paid family leave?
Kansas has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 67628?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2 institutions), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 67628
Nearby ZIPs by distance
67644 (Kirwin, 7.8 mi) · 67638 (Gaylord, 8.2 mi) · 66932 (Athol, 11.2 mi) · 67623 (Alton, 12.9 mi) · 67621 (Agra, 15.4 mi) · 67675 (Woodston, 15.8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
23rd percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 90
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
1
Persons with Disability
16
Without HS Diploma
3
Without Health Insurance
4
Adults Age 65+
27
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.