Bourbon County, Kansas

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,384
Median household income: $67,555
Median home value: $107,600

Bourbon County is a county in Kansas with a population of 14,384. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $67,555 is below the Kansas median ($72,639).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bourbon County's population declined 1.5% from 14,608 to 14,384, while its median household income rose 53.8% from $43,917 to $67,555.

24.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,384
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $67,555
Median home value: $107,600
Median gross rent: $784
Housing units: 6,768
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,60814,384

Median household income

$43,917$67,555

Median home value

$82,700$107,600

Median gross rent

$648$784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,608	$43,917	$82,700	$648
2020	14,539	$46,369	$83,900	$700
2021	14,410	$49,951	$87,200	$728
2022	14,405	$55,826	$95,600	$774
2023	14,384	$67,555	$107,600	$784

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	886	6.2%
5 to 17	2,715	18.9%
18 to 24	1,347	9.4%
25 to 34	1,566	10.9%
35 to 44	1,698	11.8%
45 to 54	1,425	9.9%
55 to 64	1,954	13.6%
65 to 74	1,654	11.5%
75 and over	1,139	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,773	88.8%
Black or African American	313	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	91	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.3%
Two or more races	720	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	432	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	849	9.0%
High school graduate	2,959	31.4%
Some college or associate's	3,334	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,564	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	730	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,773	71.5%
Carpooled	988	14.8%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	61	0.9%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	785	11.8%
Other means	61	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,215	54.6%
15 to 29 min	1,212	20.6%
30 to 44 min	812	13.8%
45 to 59 min	196	3.3%
60+ min	451	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 11.8% (1,649 of 14,002)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,768	65.3%
Nonfamily households	2,002	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,770	85.3%
Vacant	998	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,205	72.9%
Renter-occupied	1,565	27.1%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,439	80.4%
1-unit, attached	3	0.0%
2 to 4 units	333	4.9%
5 to 19 units	229	3.4%
20 or more units	165	2.4%
Mobile home & other	599	8.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 20011
State: Kansas
Land area: 635 sq mi
Water area: 3.63 sq mi
Center point: 37.8561, -94.8509

Cities & places

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