Atchison County, Kansas

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,211
Median household income: $62,164
Median home value: $147,900

Atchison County, Kansas counts 16,211 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $62,164 is below the Kansas median ($72,639).

From 2019 to 2023, Atchison County's population held roughly steady from 16,268 to 16,211, while its median household income rose 23.2% from $50,439 to $62,164.

The median gross rent is $756. 22.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,211
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $62,164
Median home value: $147,900
Median gross rent: $756
Housing units: 6,811
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,26816,211

Median household income

$50,439$62,164

Median home value

$110,400$147,900

Median gross rent

$660$756

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,268	$50,439	$110,400	$660
2020	16,210	$50,683	$108,700	$702
2021	16,382	$52,243	$112,400	$715
2022	16,309	$55,281	$123,400	$771
2023	16,211	$62,164	$147,900	$756

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2416.5%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	874	5.4%
5 to 17	2,708	16.7%
18 to 24	2,677	16.5%
25 to 34	1,631	10.1%
35 to 44	1,709	10.5%
45 to 54	1,664	10.3%
55 to 64	2,085	12.9%
65 to 74	1,595	9.8%
75 and over	1,268	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,998	86.3%
Black or African American	679	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	109	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	108	0.7%
Two or more races	717	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	582	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	567	5.7%
High school graduate	4,053	40.7%
Some college or associate's	3,051	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,397	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	884	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,912	78.0%
Carpooled	542	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	446	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	550	7.3%
Other means	134	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,448	49.0%
15 to 29 min	1,439	20.5%
30 to 44 min	867	12.3%
45 to 59 min	458	6.5%
60+ min	822	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 12.8% (1,871 of 14,644)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,786	64.4%
Nonfamily households	2,090	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,876	86.3%
Vacant	935	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,315	73.4%
Renter-occupied	1,561	26.6%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,458	80.1%
1-unit, attached	49	0.7%
2 to 4 units	383	5.6%
5 to 19 units	174	2.6%
20 or more units	301	4.4%
Mobile home & other	446	6.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 20005
State: Kansas
Land area: 431 sq mi
Water area: 2.65 sq mi
Center point: 39.5325, -95.3134

Cities & places

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