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Prospect township, Butler County, KS

2,561 Population
79.1 square miles 32.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Butler County: 38.4 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Kansas: 37.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$11,021 ±$2,086 Per capita income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Butler County: $38,711 ±$1,491
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Kansas: $40,978 ±$367
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,167 ±$27,248 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Butler County: $81,610 ±$3,426
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kansas: $74,275 ±$475
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.5% ±6.5% (72  ±45) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Butler County: 8.6% † 5,567 (±1.2% / ±791)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 11.3% 322,842 (±0.2% / ±6,298)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.9 minutes ±8.3 (8,375  ±3,892) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Butler County: 23.8 702,625 (±1.3 / ±42,358)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Kansas: 19.7 25,281,270 (±0.1 / ±223,485)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

350 ±70 Number of households
  • Butler County: 25,338 ±398
  • Kansas: 1,174,060 ±4,246
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.5 (684  ±84) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Butler County: 2.6 65,185 (±0 / ±93)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kansas: 2.4 2,860,505
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.3% ±5.2% (1  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Butler County: 6.9% † 1,045 (±1.6% / ±237)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kansas: 6% 40,213 (±0.2% / ±1,603)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

381 ±77 Number of housing units
  • Butler County: 27,485 ±123
  • Kansas: 1,293,635 ±880
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$194,600 ±$141,574 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Butler County: $217,600 ±$6,849
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Kansas: $217,200 ±$1,343
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.4% ±4.5% (291  ±114.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Butler County: 12.4% † 8,386 (±1.5% / ±980.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kansas: 14.3% 415,368 (±0.3% / ±7,805.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.6% ±7.2% (1,813  ±173.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Butler County: 94.5% 42,997 (±2.8% / ±1,289.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 92% 1,789,971 (±0.5% / ±9,582.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
6.5% ±2.4% (144  ±52.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Butler County: 32.4% 14,734 (±1.6% / ±719.1)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kansas: 35.6% 693,081 (±0.3% / ±5,952.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.1% ±2.2% (78  ±55) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Butler County: 4% 2,756
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 7.4% 216,817
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.1% ±2.5% (151  ±63) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Butler County: 8.7% 4,448 (±0.8% / ±415)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 6.8% 151,597 (±0.1% / ±2,605)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
151 Total veterans ±63 151 Male ±63 N/A Female ±11

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