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Lecompton township, Douglas County, KS

1,645 Population
34.9 square miles 47.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.3 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Douglas County: 31.3 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Kansas: 37.2 ±0.2

Economics

$47,810 ±$7,932 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Douglas County: $39,321 ±$1,122
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Kansas: $39,638 ±$405
$99,464 ±$30,380 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Douglas County: $68,756 ±$2,645
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Kansas: $72,639 ±$453

8.9% ±5% (146  ±87) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Douglas County: 15.2% 16,894 (±1.1% / ±1,198)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kansas: 11.5% 328,475 (±0.2% / ±6,622)

28.5 minutes ±11.5 (23,270  ±6,528) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Douglas County: 20.6 1,158,975 (±0.7 / ±49,566)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Kansas: 19.8 25,567,516 (±0.1 / ±214,272)

Families

645 ±102 Number of households
  • Douglas County: 49,939 ±527
  • Kansas: 1,160,715 ±3,961
2.6 ±0.3 (1,645  ±309) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Douglas County: 2.2 110,802 (±0 / ±118)
  • a little higher than the figure in Kansas: 2.5 2,850,913

11.5% ±6.2% (34  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Douglas County: 3.3% † 1,110 (±0.9% / ±306)
  • nearly double the rate in Kansas: 6% 40,004 (±0.2% / ±1,359)

Housing

702 ±107 Number of housing units
  • Douglas County: 53,308 ±64
  • Kansas: 1,285,221 ±690

$255,000 ±$20,352 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Douglas County: $281,600 ±$10,320
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Kansas: $203,400 ±$1,329

5.5% ±2.5% (89  ±43.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Douglas County: 25.1% 29,749 (±1.6% / ±1,843.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 14.8% 431,125 (±0.3% / ±7,618.8)

Social

95.3% ±21.8% (1,160  ±174.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Douglas County: 95.9% 67,877 (±2.8% / ±2,009.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kansas: 91.9% 1,776,698 (±0.5% / ±9,574.8)
27.9% ±4.5% (340  ±79.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Douglas County: 52% 36,832 (±2% / ±1,431.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kansas: 35.2% 679,664 (±0.3% / ±5,586.1)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

7.4% ±3.2% (99  ±46) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Douglas County: 5.2% † 5,051 (±0.6% / ±614)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kansas: 7% 154,967 (±0.1% / ±2,456)
99 Total veterans ±46 86 Male ±43 13 Female ±13

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