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2,940,547 Population
81,758.6 square miles 36 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6459%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male50%
  • Male
  • Female
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73%White5%Black0%Native3%Asian0%Islander0%Other5%Two+14%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$38,361 ±$517 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,333 ±$1,182 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.2% ±0.5% (319,652  ±14,831) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty13%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty9%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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20 minutes ±0.3 (26,407,250  ±458,921) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,188,340 ±5,857 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (2,853,521  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples63%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married53%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale35%Female27%
Now marriedMale53%Female53%
DivorcedMale10%Female12%
WidowedMale3%Female8%
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5.5% ±0.4% (36,992  ±2,824) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-196%†20-2413%†25-2910%†30-356%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

1,299,931 ±716 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied91%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied67%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit77%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$219,800 ±$3,121 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.8% ±0.6% (401,337  ±15,975.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.7% ±0.9% (1,793,522  ±18,779.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
35.8% ±0.6% (700,713  ±11,139) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

8%No degree25%High school31%Some college22%Bachelor's13%Post-grad
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12.1% ±0.4% (335,274  ±9,928.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only87%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only88%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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7.1% (207,421  ±6,739) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

7%Europe30%Asia7%Africa1%†Oceania54%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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6.4% ±0.2% (143,722  ±5,268) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

936†WWII5,923†Korea49,927Vietnam37,681Gulf (1990s)40,083Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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143,722 Total veterans ±5,268 128,563 Male ±4,944 15,159 Female ±1,868

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Kansas <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US20-kansas/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Kansas <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US20-kansas/>