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Kansas Community Stats

Kansas has 2,947,197 residents and a median household income of $74,275, 35th highest among states (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$74,275
U.S. $80,734
Poverty rate
11.3%
U.S. 12.5%
Bachelor's or higher
35.6%
Adults 25+
Average commute
19.7 min
One way

Kansas compared

With U.S.

MeasureKansasU.S.
Median household income$74,275$80,734
Median age37.438.9
Poverty rate11.3%12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%35.7%
Homeownership rate67.2%65.2%
Median home value$217,200$332,700
Median gross rent$1,060$1,413
Average commute19.7 min26.4 min
Born outside the U.S.7.4%14.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Counties in Kansas

Sorted by population, highest first

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#CountyPopulationMedian incomePovertyBachelor's+Own home
1Johnson County620,631$109,2085.4%57.6%68.5%
2Sedgwick County528,226$69,36513.9%32.1%63.1%
3Shawnee County178,025$67,10412.7%32.2%66.8%
4Wyandotte County167,654$63,63115.8%21.2%62.0%
5Douglas County120,302$69,74614.7%53.2%50.1%
6Leavenworth County83,123$89,2188.8%36.1%69.3%
7Riley County71,946$61,09819.9%48.9%46.1%
8Butler County68,287$81,6108.5%32.4%77.6%
9Reno County61,553$60,64512.5%20.4%69.2%
10Saline County53,668$65,42211.9%29.1%67.1%
11Crawford County39,008$52,84420.6%32.2%60.8%
12Finney County38,084$73,00911.1%19.0%64.9%
13Geary County35,815$59,31718.0%26.2%43.5%
14Miami County34,938$89,0007.9%31.0%78.2%
15Cowley County34,411$57,87814.3%24.5%68.1%
16Ford County34,074$70,78114.0%20.7%62.5%
17Harvey County33,756$74,3688.2%30.1%69.8%
18Lyon County32,186$59,91214.6%26.3%57.9%
19Montgomery County30,940$55,69715.9%22.6%72.9%
20McPherson County30,205$78,8519.5%34.3%75.5%
21Ellis County28,920$63,08418.3%38.9%63.2%
22Pottawatomie County26,204$92,3256.7%38.2%82.2%
23Franklin County26,106$77,2078.7%24.6%72.2%
24Barton County25,097$58,85115.4%21.7%65.2%
25Sumner County22,353$63,95110.6%25.9%75.1%
26Seward County21,486$63,82712.2%11.4%61.8%
27Labette County19,869$56,32516.0%20.2%74.0%
28Cherokee County19,151$57,66814.1%19.4%75.5%
29Dickinson County18,445$68,4178.1%23.7%78.6%
30Jefferson County18,349$81,2785.6%24.6%85.7%
31Atchison County16,208$61,11213.0%21.8%71.9%
32Osage County15,744$74,4679.7%21.6%82.4%
33Neosho County15,656$56,61813.1%23.3%77.2%
34Bourbon County14,394$59,23813.6%23.9%74.0%
35Jackson County13,341$75,2156.1%22.6%77.1%
36Allen County12,483$60,6899.9%22.4%75.4%
37Marion County11,754$64,6959.2%30.4%81.3%
38Nemaha County10,160$77,3489.3%29.9%78.0%
39Marshall County9,993$68,41911.3%19.1%80.0%
40Linn County9,767$59,0698.4%22.7%81.1%
41Rice County9,350$63,9257.7%25.9%77.4%
42Brown County9,343$62,23313.8%19.6%76.3%
43Pratt County9,127$66,02212.3%25.8%73.2%
44Cloud County8,898$58,77010.0%20.8%74.0%
45Wilson County8,505$60,67715.5%19.9%77.7%
46Coffey County8,308$70,34610.7%19.7%75.9%
47Clay County8,048$66,17613.4%25.5%78.0%
48Thomas County7,885$71,3256.5%34.6%75.2%
49Anderson County7,834$70,61411.0%14.0%78.9%
50Doniphan County7,503$74,0289.6%21.7%81.1%
51Grant County7,229$66,4769.3%25.1%76.7%
52Kingman County7,186$59,84210.3%25.3%66.3%
53Wabaunsee County7,009$76,9088.5%25.0%81.1%
54Russell County6,679$62,39214.7%19.7%75.1%
55Ellsworth County6,360$65,56010.4%22.7%80.2%
56Pawnee County6,144$63,51711.5%18.0%66.2%
57Greenwood County5,919$60,04213.9%21.6%80.5%
58Sherman County5,858$61,75010.2%24.1%65.5%
59Ottawa County5,819$74,01810.4%27.7%77.2%
60Mitchell County5,779$64,24612.2%26.2%69.0%
61Gray County5,701$79,1228.5%25.9%77.1%
62Washington County5,533$65,4829.3%25.8%78.5%
63Harper County5,400$53,48817.3%22.8%75.1%
64Norton County5,359$54,0507.2%22.5%76.2%
65Morris County5,340$58,68612.1%29.9%80.1%
66Stevens County5,162$64,17814.2%20.3%74.5%
67Scott County5,027$68,8396.5%28.7%67.2%
68Phillips County4,813$62,12315.4%22.5%78.0%
69Rooks County4,813$62,5005.5%23.2%74.3%
70Republic County4,646$56,83310.6%21.5%78.2%
71Barber County4,069$61,92611.8%27.3%81.0%
72Stafford County3,978$64,22610.5%27.1%82.3%
73Meade County3,903$71,85211.0%26.5%74.0%
74Kearny County3,864$89,1354.5%19.4%71.7%
75Haskell County3,641$66,16211.2%19.9%76.3%
76Smith County3,552$59,1357.3%25.6%84.8%
77Osborne County3,452$63,0118.4%23.8%77.2%
78Chautauqua County3,370$56,43814.9%18.6%82.0%
79Woodson County3,109$50,32612.4%23.1%84.6%
80Rush County2,947$59,97011.1%21.2%77.6%
81Lincoln County2,923$57,50011.3%25.9%80.4%
82Jewell County2,916$52,63410.6%18.2%74.1%
83Gove County2,799$66,0295.1%24.2%79.4%
84Edwards County2,779$52,69218.9%20.5%79.2%
85Trego County2,777$81,5285.5%30.1%82.2%
86Decatur County2,726$53,87012.7%27.0%77.7%
87Logan County2,707$75,66215.0%25.7%64.9%
88Ness County2,653$68,61611.2%25.0%81.6%
89Cheyenne County2,628$55,42917.0%22.0%77.9%
90Morton County2,611$66,44714.8%17.1%85.4%
91Chase County2,561$56,4848.4%30.2%73.3%
92Rawlins County2,516$67,7426.8%20.0%70.7%
93Hamilton County2,471$70,2507.0%20.5%77.1%
94Elk County2,453$64,60910.4%21.5%78.8%
95Sheridan County2,426$73,7508.9%24.3%76.8%
96Kiowa County2,422$75,5395.9%28.3%73.0%
97Graham County2,389$50,65014.8%26.9%78.8%
98Wichita County2,091$79,06316.5%20.1%78.0%
99Stanton County2,038$71,7001.5%24.2%76.5%
100Clark County1,974$63,0439.9%31.1%73.6%
101Comanche County1,729$54,5459.2%20.1%73.4%
102Hodgeman County1,652$59,9556.3%30.2%79.1%
103Lane County1,461$54,5267.0%24.4%88.9%
104Wallace County1,417$63,20712.3%24.5%74.8%
105Greeley County1,304$80,5657.1%29.8%75.0%

Cities and towns in Kansas

Sorted by population, highest first

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#City or townPopulationMedian incomePovertyBachelor's+Own home
1Wichita397,945$64,62015.9%31.1%58.9%
2Overland Park200,306$104,8345.6%63.7%60.5%
3Kansas City155,135$62,40116.0%20.8%60.9%
4Olathe145,057$114,0095.6%50.5%74.8%
5Topeka125,786$56,95615.7%29.0%59.0%
6Lawrence96,051$65,00917.4%55.8%43.6%
7Shawnee68,542$109,9405.3%53.1%73.7%
8Lenexa58,384$103,2395.4%57.8%56.8%
9Manhattan54,239$60,17223.3%53.3%43.5%
10Salina46,307$61,78313.0%28.7%64.1%
11Hutchinson39,709$58,68714.9%19.3%62.6%
12Leavenworth37,195$72,98711.7%32.6%52.1%
13Leawood33,809$185,6253.1%73.7%91.0%
14Garden City27,819$72,86511.0%17.5%60.2%
15Dodge City27,613$68,72114.6%20.0%56.6%
16Derby26,062$84,1126.0%37.6%68.5%
17Gardner24,526$96,8186.3%32.0%67.6%
18Emporia24,131$52,70417.8%24.4%49.9%
19Prairie Village22,874$113,5305.7%72.6%77.0%
20Junction City22,331$61,18117.5%25.6%50.4%
21Hays21,143$58,45920.1%42.7%58.5%
22Pittsburg20,637$43,41929.6%33.2%46.3%
23Liberal19,316$63,70613.1%9.8%59.4%
24Newton18,397$68,8859.7%26.2%67.8%
25Andover15,965$104,7874.6%51.7%80.7%
26Great Bend14,479$54,13916.9%19.9%55.9%
27McPherson13,995$77,52913.5%38.4%65.4%
28El Dorado12,769$59,18016.6%26.0%60.0%
29Ottawa12,678$71,6999.1%25.8%59.8%
30Arkansas City11,884$49,62917.2%20.6%56.5%
31Winfield11,711$56,65615.4%27.8%64.7%
32Lansing11,246$102,7866.3%36.3%78.7%
33Haysville11,117$67,74011.9%20.0%75.7%
34Merriam11,085$73,6006.0%45.6%60.7%
35Atchison10,785$54,47415.8%26.8%60.5%
36Mission9,915$75,5349.7%52.3%44.9%
37Parsons9,425$52,42820.9%21.7%68.7%
38Augusta9,216$64,91911.9%23.9%71.1%
39Spring Hill9,120$112,4287.7%45.9%76.8%
40Bel Aire9,043$97,79511.8%50.1%81.8%
41Coffeyville8,662$45,67021.1%14.5%68.1%
42Fort Riley8,606$54,36210.7%18.2%1.8%
43Chanute8,598$50,88217.3%21.6%69.2%
44Valley Center8,590$77,0203.6%36.1%72.4%
45Independence8,422$51,06918.4%28.7%69.6%
46Bonner Springs7,839$83,21812.4%28.9%75.4%
47Park City7,673$74,30112.5%27.3%75.3%
48Wellington7,615$50,33316.4%21.3%62.3%
49Fort Scott7,555$52,15913.5%23.0%66.4%
50Basehor7,491$116,7697.0%42.8%79.9%
51Maize6,824$72,02412.4%39.4%50.6%
52Roeland Park6,763$88,7749.2%57.8%71.5%
53Pratt6,577$63,81914.3%22.8%69.7%
54Abilene6,449$57,9246.8%22.3%73.9%
55De Soto6,414$104,0006.1%38.2%72.1%
56Mulvane6,171$74,0398.5%33.9%79.8%
57Eudora6,119$118,1844.9%39.2%71.2%
58Goddard6,030$94,0041.9%35.1%79.1%
59Tonganoxie5,891$80,10913.2%39.4%68.0%
60Paola5,770$74,6627.8%26.4%65.0%
61Ulysses5,476$63,8577.6%24.6%73.2%
62Colby5,387$63,4948.0%37.0%67.1%
63Iola5,348$54,2218.6%23.5%60.9%
64Louisburg5,094$68,8249.7%33.7%67.5%
65Concordia5,015$51,13812.2%20.4%66.5%

Income and poverty

Income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars

Median household income
$74,275
Per capita income
$40,978
Below poverty level
322,842 people (11.3%)

Education

Highest level completed, 1,946,678 adults age 25 and older

  • High school graduate or higher1,789,97192.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher693,08135.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree261,61013.4%

Race and ethnicity

Share of total population. Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; other groups exclude them.

  • White (non-Hispanic)2,143,33472.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race)400,01813.6%
  • Black or African American151,7975.2%
  • Two or more races140,3214.8%
  • Asian85,4322.9%
  • Some other race11,9920.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native11,7970.4%
  • Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander2,5060.1%

7.4% of residents (216,817) were born outside the United States.

Languages spoken at home

2,770,418 residents age 5 and older

87.9% speak only English at home and 12.1% speak another language. 132,444 people (4.8%) speak English less than "very well."

  • Spanish223,3578.1%
  • Other Asian and Pacific Island languages21,9270.8%
  • Other Indo-European languages17,7680.6%
  • Other languages14,2920.5%
  • Vietnamese12,3670.4%
  • German or other West Germanic11,8690.4%
  • Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)9,7350.4%
  • Arabic6,2260.2%

Commute to work

1,282,882 workers who do not work from home

The average one-way commute is 19.7 minutes.

  • Under 10 minutes22.5%
  • 10 to 19 minutes35.4%
  • 20 to 29 minutes20.5%
  • 30 to 44 minutes14.2%
  • 45 to 59 minutes3.7%
  • 60 minutes or more3.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied home values and rents paid by renters

Median home value
$217,200
Median gross rent
$1,060 a month
Homeownership rate
67.2% of 1,174,060 households
Housing units
1,293,635
Median year built
1976

See home value trends and rents for Kansas

Cultural communities

Largest reported origins and ancestries. People may report more than one.

Asian groups count people reporting one Asian group alone. Hispanic origins and ancestries are self-reported and can overlap.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median household income in Kansas?
The median household income in Kansas is $74,275, according to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The U.S. median is $80,734.
What is the poverty rate in Kansas?
11.3% of people in Kansas (322,842) have incomes below the federal poverty level.
Which city in Kansas has the highest income?
Among places with at least 5,000 residents, Leawood has the highest median household income at $185,625, followed by Eudora ($118,184) and Basehor ($116,769).
How long is the average commute in Kansas?
Workers in Kansas who do not work from home spend an average of 19.7 minutes getting to work.