Abilene

Population: 6,449
Median household income: $56,592
Median home value: $136,000

Located in Dickinson County, Kansas, Abilene is a community with a population of 6,449. Its median household income of $56,592 runs below the Dickinson County figure of $67,982.

Between 2019 and 2023, Abilene's population grew 1.4% from 6,362 to 6,449, while its median home value rose 15.7% from $117,500 to $136,000.

The median gross rent is $788. 20.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,449
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,592
Median home value: $136,000
Median gross rent: $788
Housing units: 3,258
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3626,449

Median household income

$50,183$56,592

Median home value

$117,500$136,000

Median gross rent

$672$788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,362	$50,183	$117,500	$672
2020	6,258	$47,829	$113,200	$662
2021	6,507	$52,423	$114,100	$672
2022	6,489	$54,948	$134,300	$735
2023	6,449	$56,592	$136,000	$788

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	355	5.5%
5 to 17	962	14.9%
18 to 24	471	7.3%
25 to 34	518	8.0%
35 to 44	1,081	16.8%
45 to 54	491	7.6%
55 to 64	1,145	17.8%
65 to 74	695	10.8%
75 and over	731	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,849	90.7%
Black or African American	45	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.3%
Two or more races	238	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	297	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	372	8.0%
High school graduate	1,587	34.0%
Some college or associate's	1,738	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	697	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	267	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit1.2%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,568	77.4%
Carpooled	322	9.7%
Public transit	41	1.2%
Walked	130	3.9%
Bicycle	53	1.6%
Worked from home	169	5.1%
Other means	35	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,706	54.2%
15 to 29 min	327	10.4%
30 to 44 min	732	23.2%
45 to 59 min	267	8.5%
60+ min	117	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 8.1% (510 of 6,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,832	60.4%
Nonfamily households	1,201	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,033	93.1%
Vacant	225	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,265	74.7%
Renter-occupied	768	25.3%

1-unit, detached85.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,775	85.2%
1-unit, attached	86	2.6%
2 to 4 units	83	2.5%
5 to 19 units	86	2.6%
20 or more units	200	6.1%
Mobile home & other	28	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2000125
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9245, -97.2280