Population: 2,947,197
Households: 1,174,060
Average household size: 2.44
Median age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $74,275
Housing units: 1,293,635

Population comparison

2020 Census2,937,880

2024 estimate2,947,197

Change+0.3%

Population: 2,947,197
Median age: 37.4 years
Male: 1,478,546
Female: 1,468,651

Median age by sex

Male median age: 36.4 years
Female median age: 38.5 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

90,891Under 585,888

268,5315–17254,919

157,72518–24142,565

194,99325–34184,668

193,81135–44185,951

167,63045–54161,607

176,85555–64181,329

228,11065+271,724

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5–17

Male

5–9: 98,526
10–14: 105,209
15–17: 64,796

Female

5–9: 93,240
10–14: 101,031
15–17: 60,648

18–24

Male

18–19: 43,975
20: 24,155
21: 23,182
22–24: 66,413

Female

18–19: 40,998
20: 20,352
21: 20,513
22–24: 60,702

25–34

Male

25–29: 98,657
30–34: 96,336

Female

25–29: 91,423
30–34: 93,245

35–44

Male

35–39: 100,208
40–44: 93,603

Female

35–39: 96,672
40–44: 89,279

45–54

Male

45–49: 84,052
50–54: 83,578

Female

45–49: 80,373
50–54: 81,234

55–64

Male

55–59: 85,363
60–61: 37,002
62–64: 54,490

Female

55–59: 85,573
60–61: 37,869
62–64: 57,887

65+

Male

65–66: 34,348
67–69: 46,285
70–74: 61,976
75–79: 40,098
80–84: 24,243
85+: 21,160

Female

65–66: 34,970
67–69: 47,882
70–74: 71,165
75–79: 45,999
80–84: 32,742
85+: 38,966

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 2,240,38376.0%
Two or more races: 312,79810.6%
Black alone: 156,8915.3%
Some other race: 124,1874.2%
Asian alone: 86,9242.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 23,1310.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2,8830.1%

Derived from published counts

Race values
Category	Value
White alone	2,240,383
Two or more races	312,798
Black alone	156,891
Some other race	124,187
Asian alone	86,924
American Indian / Alaska Native	23,131
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2,883

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 400,018
White, not Hispanic: 2,143,334

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 744,502
Married-couple share: 77.4%
With children: 47.4%

Household sizeShare of households

352,78530.0%

1 person

412,86135.2%

2 people

160,45313.7%

3 people

137,31811.7%

4 people

110,6439.4%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 66,625
6 People: 28,569
7 Plus People: 15,449

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households744,502

Married-couple families576,38277.4% of family households

With children: 229,73739.9%
Without children: 346,64560.1%

Other families168,12022.6% of family households

Male householder: 52,85631.4%
Female householder: 115,26468.6%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	744,502	Not applicable
Married-couple families	576,382	77.4%
With children	229,737	39.9%
Without children	346,645	60.1%
Other families	168,120	22.6%
Male householder	52,856	31.4%
Female householder	115,264	68.6%

Median household: $74,275
Median family: $95,810
Per capita: $40,978

Household incomeShare of households

162,70813.9%

Under $25k

222,03418.9%

$25–49k

207,78717.7%

$50–74k

158,65713.5%

$75–99k

207,60917.7%

$100–149k

103,0078.8%

$150–199k

112,2589.6%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 51,591
$10,000–$14,999: 37,764
$15,000–$19,999: 34,174
$20,000–$24,999: 39,179

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 46,739
$30,000–$34,999: 45,449
$35,000–$39,999: 41,418
$40,000–$44,999: 44,995
$45,000–$49,999: 43,433

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 89,730
$60,000–$74,999: 118,057

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 121,859
$125,000–$149,999: 85,750

Education universe: 1,946,678
High school or higher: 92%
Bachelor’s or higher: 35.6%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

67,2933.5%

Less than 9th grade

89,4144.6%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

495,16425.4%

High school or equivalent

424,37121.8%

Some college, no degree

177,3559.1%

Associate degree

431,47122.2%

Bachelor’s degree

261,61013.4%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 28,487
Nursery School: 419
Kindergarten: 597
First Grade: 332
Second Grade: 1,049
Third Grade: 2,239
Fourth Grade: 1,264
Fifth Grade: 2,947
Sixth Grade: 10,446
Seventh Grade: 3,503
Eighth Grade: 16,010

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 15,843
Tenth Grade: 20,495
Eleventh Grade: 23,694
Twelfth No Diploma: 29,382

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 416,033
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 79,131

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 155,117
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 269,254

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 194,296
Professional School Degree: 38,359
Doctorate Degree: 28,955

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	67,293
Grades 9–12, no diploma	89,414
High school or equivalent	495,164
Some college, no degree	424,371
Associate degree	177,355
Bachelor’s degree	431,471
Graduate or professional	261,610

Marital status by sexMale and Female

31,955100,685

Widowed

116,072146,749

Divorced

12,50116,438

Separated

627,165614,661

Now Married

408,728326,397

Never Married

38,46438,589

Married Spouse Absent

588,701576,072

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	31,955	100,685
Divorced	116,072	146,749
Separated	12,501	16,438
Now Married	627,165	614,661
Never Married	408,728	326,397
Married Spouse Absent	38,464	38,589
Married Spouse Present	588,701	576,072

Median home value: $217,200
Median gross rent: $1,060

Housing tenure

Owner: 788,40967.2%
Renter: 385,65132.8%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 1,174,06090.8%
Vacant: 119,5759.2%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 452,739
Owners without mortgage: 335,670

Vacancy reason

For rent26,026

21.8%

For sale7,410

6.2%

Rented, not occupied5,133

4.3%

Sold, not occupied5,477

4.6%

Seasonal12,962

10.8%

Migrant workers153

0.1%

Other62,414

52.2%

Structure type

Detached929,301

71.8%

Attached63,490

4.9%

2–4 units78,860

6.1%

5–19 units98,938

7.6%

20+ units69,802

5.4%

Mobile or other53,244

4.1%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 32,174
Structure 3–4 Units: 46,686

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 48,184
Structure 10–19 Units: 50,754

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 33,097
Structure 50 Plus Units: 36,705

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 52,223
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 1,021

Year builtHousing units by period

418,23532.3%

Before 1960

305,45323.6%

1960–79

300,92923.3%

1980–99

250,73219.4%

2000–19

18,2861.4%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 198,683
1940–1949: 66,332
1950–1959: 153,220

1960–79

1960–1969: 126,093
1970–1979: 179,360

1980–99

1980–1989: 151,427
1990–1999: 149,502

2000–19

2000–2009: 149,350
2010–2019: 101,382

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

103,161

4,690

1990s

103,379

7,119

2000s

170,228

20,950

2010s

287,638

162,765

2020–22

106,826

146,418

2023+

17,177

43,709

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

164,45320.9%

Under $100k

292,65537.1%

$100–249k

246,53431.3%

$250–499k

56,8047.2%

$500–749k

16,2312.1%

$750–999k

7,0660.9%

$1–1.49m

4,6660.6%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 13,417
10000–14999: 7,466
15000–19999: 6,037
20000–24999: 7,457
25000–29999: 5,126
30000–34999: 7,698
35000–39999: 5,539
40000–49999: 15,470
50000–59999: 15,372
60000–69999: 19,194
70000–79999: 16,398
80000–89999: 20,979
90000–99999: 24,300

$100–249k

100000–124999: 53,692
125000–149999: 40,274
150000–174999: 59,613
175000–199999: 43,203
200000–249999: 95,873

$250–499k

250000–299999: 69,633
300000–399999: 111,939
400000–499999: 64,962

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 2,105
2000000+: 2,561

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50025,617

7.0%

$500–999137,972

37.8%

$1,000–1,499130,703

35.8%

$1,500–1,99946,010

12.6%

$2,000–2,49916,157

4.4%

$2,500–2,9993,242

0.9%

$3,000+5,269

1.4%

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Under $500

Under 100: 858
100–149: 381
150–199: 885
200–249: 1,613
250–299: 3,686
300–349: 3,574
350–399: 3,674
400–449: 4,108
450–499: 6,838

$500–999

500–549: 6,592
550–599: 8,459
600–649: 10,507
650–699: 13,382
700–749: 15,203
750–799: 16,976
800–899: 34,034
900–999: 32,819

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 78,750
1250–1499: 51,953

$3,000+

3000–3499: 1,620
3500+: 3,649

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

14,806

44,868

1 vehicle

163,458

188,692

2 vehicles

338,914

109,552

3 vehicles

171,401

28,940

4 vehicles

66,415

10,381

5+ vehicles

33,415

3,218

Workers age 16+: 1,454,367
Average commute: 19.7 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 1,096,10375.4%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 126,1578.7%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 5,6700.4%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 37,7562.6%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 171,48511.8%Derived from published counts
Other: 17,1961.2%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 33,584
Bicycle: 4,172

Other

Other Transportation: 13,196
Motorcycle: 1,818
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 2,182

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

515,76340.2%

Under 15 min

489,84038.2%

15–29 min

182,51714.2%

30–44 min

47,0253.7%

45–59 min

47,7373.7%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 77,435
5–9: 210,674
10–14: 227,654

15–29 min

15–19: 226,525
20–24: 184,745
25–29: 78,570

30–44 min

30–34: 125,468
35–39: 27,663
40–44: 29,386

60+ min

60–89: 29,508
90+: 18,229

Population age 16+: 2,329,510
Civilian labor force: 1,519,375
Employed: 1,460,125
Unemployed: 59,250
Unemployment rate: 3.9%
Poverty universe: 2,861,130
Persons below poverty: 322,842
Gini index: 0.46
White-collar workers: 891,907
Blue-collar workers: 343,350

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

92,336

132,532

Sales Office Occupations

105,037

174,863

Management Business Science Arts

286,332

325,675

Production Transportation Material Moving

161,948

50,247

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

124,485

6,670

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	92,336	132,532
Sales Office Occupations	105,037	174,863
Management Business Science Arts	286,332	325,675
Production Transportation Material Moving	161,948	50,247
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	124,485	6,670

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 1,271,780
Workplace jobs: 1,300,916
Internal commuters: 1,152,558
Inbound commuters: 148,358
Outbound commuters: 119,222
Net worker inflow: 29,136

Coverage status

Insured: 2,631,82591.2%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 253,2748.8%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

40,17315.9%

Under 19

93,28236.8%

Age 19–34

117,12046.2%

Age 35–64

2,6991.1%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 2,730,38092.6%
Foreign born: 216,8177.4%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 93,204
Not a citizen: 123,613

Residential mobility

Same house: 2,499,376
Within same county: 217,222
From another county: 94,459
From another state: 88,458
From abroad: 15,229

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 1,275,689

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Kansas	2,947,197	$74,275	37.4 years	67.2%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	90,891	85,888
5–17	268,531	254,919
18–24	157,725	142,565
25–34	194,993	184,668
35–44	193,811	185,951
45–54	167,630	161,607
55–64	176,855	181,329
65+	228,110	271,724

Category	Value
1 person	352,785
2 people	412,861
3 people	160,453
4 people	137,318
5+ people	110,643

Category	Value
Under $25k	162,708
$25–49k	222,034
$50–74k	207,787
$75–99k	158,657
$100–149k	207,609
$150–199k	103,007
$200k+	112,258

Category	Value
For rent	26,026
For sale	7,410
Rented, not occupied	5,133
Sold, not occupied	5,477
Seasonal	12,962
Migrant workers	153
Other	62,414

Category	Value
Detached	929,301
Attached	63,490
2–4 units	78,860
5–19 units	98,938
20+ units	69,802
Mobile or other	53,244

Category	Value
Before 1960	418,235
1960–79	305,453
1980–99	300,929
2000–19	250,732
2020+	18,286

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	103,161	4,690
1990s	103,379	7,119
2000s	170,228	20,950
2010s	287,638	162,765
2020–22	106,826	146,418
2023+	17,177	43,709

Category	Value
Under $100k	164,453
$100–249k	292,655
$250–499k	246,534
$500–749k	56,804
$750–999k	16,231
$1–1.49m	7,066
$1.5m+	4,666

Category	Value
Under $500	25,617
$500–999	137,972
$1,000–1,499	130,703
$1,500–1,999	46,010
$2,000–2,499	16,157
$2,500–2,999	3,242
$3,000+	5,269

Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	14,806	44,868
1 vehicle	163,458	188,692
2 vehicles	338,914	109,552
3 vehicles	171,401	28,940
4 vehicles	66,415	10,381
5+ vehicles	33,415	3,218

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	1,174,060
Vacant	119,575

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	1,096,103
Carpool	126,157
Public transit	5,670
Walk or bicycle	37,756
Work from home	171,485
Other	17,196

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	2,631,825
Uninsured	253,274

Nativity values
Category	Value
Native born	2,730,380
Foreign born	216,817

Category	Value
Under 15 min	515,763
15–29 min	489,840
30–44 min	182,517
45–59 min	47,025
60+ min	47,737

Category	Value
Under 19	40,173
Age 19–34	93,282
Age 35–64	117,120
Age 65+	2,699

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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