6.2% of Wakefield residents 16 and older serve in the Armed Forces, far above the Kansas figure of 0.9%. Web design in Wakefield has to work for families who arrive on short notice. Aria does web design for Wakefield businesses for $89 a month, with the domain, business email on that domain and hosting in the same plan, and you pay the first month only after approving the site.

No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.

A small business website that fits Wakefield

Wakefield counted 835 residents in 2025, down from 865 in 2020 (−3.5%). Fewer residents also means that customers from the surrounding area matter more. Show that you are open, current and good at what you do: recent photos, current hours and prices.

Wakefield in figures

835Residents in 2025Census Bureau estimate
−3.5%Change in population, 2020-2025Kansas: +1.3%
$68,594Median household incomeKansas: $74,275
$172,700Typical home value (median)Kansas: $217,200
261Employer establishments in Clay CountyCounty Business Patterns 2023

Households in Wakefield have a median income of $68,594, around 8% less than the Kansas median of $74,275, so clear prices help.

What kind of businesses Wakefield has

Some of the business types in Clay County, from the 2023 County Business Patterns:

  • Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (6): maintenance plans, the brands you service and a request form that works on a phone.
  • Insurance agencies (9): auto, home and business coverage on separate pages with a contact form for quotes.
  • Quick-service restaurants (6): today’s hours, the menu and photos that look like what customers get.

In Clay County, the Census counted 261 businesses with employees and 645 without a payroll in 2023; the second group is where a simple, affordable website changes the most. By number of employer establishments, retail trade leads in Clay County (16.1%), followed by other services (repair, personal care, organizations) (14.2%) and construction (12.3%). 29.6% of employed residents work in education, health care and social assistance, and 7.9% in manufacturing. For any of them, a clear website is the difference between being compared and being skipped.

Towns near Wakefield your website can name

Wakefield’s nearest neighbors are Milford (6.5 miles), Riley (12 miles), Clay Center (13 miles), Leonardville (13 miles), Green (15 miles) and Junction City (16 miles). A 25-mile radius around Wakefield takes in 18 other municipalities. Wakefield covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 1,680 residents per square mile. For big-city shopping and services, Manhattan (54,673 residents) is 22 miles away. Customers in Riley and Clay Center will ask the same thing: do you work here? A service area page answers before they have to.

Clay County had 7,990 residents in 2025 and 8 incorporated municipalities. Across Clay County, the median household income is $66,176 and the median age is 43.7. Broadband reaches 89.6% of homes, and 10.1% of households are online only through a phone plan. Homeowners are 78.0% of households.

Who your website talks to in Wakefield

40.2% of workers are employed by a federal, state or local government (16.7% in Kansas). Stable government payrolls support steady local spending on services. The newcomers came from the South: 56.7% of residents were born in another state. Newcomers find plumbers, dentists and restaurants by searching, not by asking a neighbor.

2.7% of commuters travel an hour or more each way. A website that answers questions after hours is more useful to them than an office phone.

Hot months, wet months: Wakefield through the year

By the 1991-2020 normals of the Milford Lake weather station (12 miles from Wakefield), July highs average 89°F and January lows average 19°F. Precipitation totals about 33 inches a year, with May the wettest month. About 46 days a year hit 90°F or more. Cold winters bring furnace repair, snow removal, roofing and auto service, all searched in a hurry when the first cold snap arrives. If you offer emergency or same-week service in bad weather, state it clearly and make the contact form fast to fill in.

How Aria builds a Wakefield website

Aria is a web design company based in Curitiba, Brazil, building websites, online stores and business email since 2008. There are no visits or meetings in Wakefield: material and questions travel by email, and you approve the website on a temporary link.

  1. Register your business online in about 5 minutes; the logo, photos and texts you already have go by email.
  2. Review the website on a temporary link, ready within 5 business days, and request any changes by email.
  3. Only after you approve do you pay the first monthly fee; then the site is published on your domain.

Changes after launch go by email and are included, and so do quick questions.

Plan$89/monthNo setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. No lock-in contract.
  • Business website or online store, same price
  • Your domain, registered and renewed by us (or the one you already have)
  • Business email on your domain: 5 GB, webmail and spam filtering
  • Hosting, SSL certificate and daily backups
  • Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
  • Ready within 5 business days on a temporary link
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What Kansas asks of a business with a website

These are some of the Kansas and federal rules a small business with a website runs into:

  • Kansas levies a state sales tax of 6.5% on retail sales of tangible personal property and taxable services, and cities and counties add local sales taxes on top of it. Kansas Department of Revenue
  • Newsletters and promotions sent from your business email must include a working way to unsubscribe (16 CFR Part 316). 16 CFR Part 316

Each business is different; this is general information, not legal advice.

Questions from Wakefield business owners

I work in Wakefield and nearby towns. Can the website say that?

Yes. Send the list of towns you serve by email (Clay Center, Riley, Milford or any others) and the website gets a service area page with all of them.

I already have a domain. Can I keep it?

If your business already owns a domain, we point it to the new website; if not, we register one for you and renew it while you are a client.

With 835 people in Wakefield, is a website worth the money?

Your customers come from all of Clay County, not only Wakefield: the county has 261 businesses with employees and 645 without (2023). The website is what they find when they search.

Is there a setup fee?

No. No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. There is no lock-in contract either: you can end the service whenever you need.

Ready for a website in Wakefield?

Sign-up in about 5 minutes, website within 5 business days on a temporary link, and the $89 monthly fee only after you approve it.

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Sources for the numbers on this page
  • Population: Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates. Households, income, commuting and housing: American Community Survey 2020-2024, 5-year. Businesses: ZIP Code and County Business Patterns 2023 and Nonemployer Statistics 2023. Distances: 2025 Gazetteer, straight line.
  • Climate: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (station USC00145306).
  • County seats: USGS National Atlas. State rules: the official Kansas sources linked above, checked on October 30, 2026.