Douglas County, Kansas

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 119,547
Median household income: $68,756
Median home value: $281,600

Douglas County, Kansas counts 119,547 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $68,756, its median household income sits below Kansas's $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Douglas County's population held roughly steady from 120,290 to 119,547, while its median household income rose 15.7% from $59,435 to $68,756.

53.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 119,547
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,756
Median home value: $281,600
Median gross rent: $1,066
Housing units: 53,308
Homeownership rate: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

120,290119,547

Median household income

$59,435$68,756

Median home value

$199,400$281,600

Median gross rent

$926$1,066

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	120,290	$59,435	$199,400	$926
2020	121,304	$61,020	$212,400	$952
2021	118,690	$62,594	$224,200	$991
2022	119,094	$66,153	$259,500	$1,041
2023	119,547	$68,756	$281,600	$1,066

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2423.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,388	4.5%
5 to 17	15,912	13.3%
18 to 24	27,458	23.0%
25 to 34	16,540	13.8%
35 to 44	14,861	12.4%
45 to 54	11,561	9.7%
55 to 64	11,900	10.0%
65 to 74	10,043	8.4%
75 and over	5,884	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	91,508	76.5%
Black or African American	4,758	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,233	1.0%
Asian	5,407	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	611	0.5%
Two or more races	7,584	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,443	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate19.5%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree23.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,912	4.1%
High school graduate	13,769	19.5%
Some college or associate's	17,276	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	20,500	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16,332	23.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit2.6%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home14.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45,741	70.0%
Carpooled	4,742	7.3%
Public transit	1,712	2.6%
Walked	2,679	4.1%
Bicycle	581	0.9%
Worked from home	9,238	14.1%
Other means	693	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,573	42.0%
15 to 29 min	16,701	29.7%
30 to 44 min	10,223	18.2%
45 to 59 min	4,183	7.4%
60+ min	1,468	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 15.2% (16,894 of 111,114)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,958	52.0%
Nonfamily households	23,981	48.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	49,939	93.7%
Vacant	3,369	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,725	49.5%
Renter-occupied	25,214	50.5%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units15.7%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,496	53.5%
1-unit, attached	4,541	8.5%
2 to 4 units	5,153	9.7%
5 to 19 units	8,379	15.7%
20 or more units	5,752	10.8%
Mobile home & other	987	1.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 20045
State: Kansas
Land area: 456 sq mi
Water area: 19 sq mi
Center point: 38.8964, -95.2909

Cities & places

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