Kansas

Population, income, and housing across 105 counties and 740 cities & places.

Population: 2,937,569
Median household income: $72,639
Median home value: $203,400

With 2,937,569 residents, Kansas spans 105 counties and 740 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kansas's population held roughly steady from 2,910,652 to 2,937,569, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $151,900 to $203,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.4% of the population. 76.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,937,569
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $72,639
Median home value: $203,400
Median gross rent: $1,029
Housing units: 1,285,221
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,910,6522,937,569

Median household income

$59,597$72,639

Median home value

$151,900$203,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,029

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,910,652	$59,597	$151,900	$850
2020	2,912,619	$61,091	$157,600	$863
2021	2,932,099	$64,521	$164,800	$912
2022	2,935,922	$69,747	$189,300	$986
2023	2,937,569	$72,639	$203,400	$1,029

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179,460	6.1%
5 to 17	525,361	17.9%
18 to 24	299,455	10.2%
25 to 34	375,958	12.8%
35 to 44	375,771	12.8%
45 to 54	330,001	11.2%
55 to 64	364,904	12.4%
65 to 74	288,902	9.8%
75 and over	197,757	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,155,363	73.4%
Black or African American	154,704	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12,516	0.4%
Asian	84,668	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,217	0.1%
Some other race	11,194	0.4%
Two or more races	127,393	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	389,514	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	156,595	8.1%
High school graduate	495,115	25.6%
Some college or associate's	601,919	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	425,528	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	254,136	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,111,725	76.7%
Carpooled	123,500	8.5%
Public transit	6,271	0.4%
Walked	33,057	2.3%
Bicycle	3,818	0.3%
Worked from home	154,506	10.7%
Other means	15,646	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	515,956	39.9%
15 to 29 min	496,693	38.4%
30 to 44 min	185,347	14.3%
45 to 59 min	48,817	3.8%
60+ min	47,204	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 11.5% (328,475 of 2,850,379)

	Count	Share
Family households	739,615	63.7%
Nonfamily households	421,100	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,160,715	90.3%
Vacant	124,506	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	776,311	66.9%
Renter-occupied	384,404	33.1%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	924,762	72.0%
1-unit, attached	62,852	4.9%
2 to 4 units	79,492	6.2%
5 to 19 units	97,610	7.6%
20 or more units	67,218	5.2%
Mobile home & other	53,287	4.1%

Geography

State FIPS: 20
USPS: KS
Land area: 81,759 sq mi
Water area: 520 sq mi
Center point: 38.4985, -98.3834

Kansas rankings

Counties

105