Ford County, Kansas

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,133
Median household income: $70,495
Median home value: $132,700

Ford County, Kansas counts 34,133 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $70,495, its median household income sits in line with Kansas's $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ford County's population held roughly steady from 34,179 to 34,133, while its median household income rose 36.3% from $51,711 to $70,495.

70.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,133
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $70,495
Median home value: $132,700
Median gross rent: $960
Housing units: 12,638
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,17934,133

Median household income

$51,711$70,495

Median home value

$112,500$132,700

Median gross rent

$778$960

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,179	$51,711	$112,500	$778
2020	33,718	$53,743	$109,800	$770
2021	34,426	$59,578	$108,900	$825
2022	34,212	$67,997	$121,500	$948
2023	34,133	$70,495	$132,700	$960

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,050	8.9%
5 to 17	7,467	21.9%
18 to 24	3,499	10.3%
25 to 34	4,565	13.4%
35 to 44	4,176	12.2%
45 to 54	3,779	11.1%
55 to 64	3,752	11.0%
65 to 74	2,290	6.7%
75 and over	1,555	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,418	36.4%
Black or African American	767	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	140	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	96	0.3%
Two or more races	821	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,858	58.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.0%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,636	23.0%
High school graduate	5,626	28.0%
Some college or associate's	5,688	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,862	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,305	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,441	81.6%
Carpooled	2,313	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	151	0.9%
Bicycle	21	0.1%
Worked from home	346	2.1%
Other means	191	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,159	69.2%
15 to 29 min	3,679	22.8%
30 to 44 min	641	4.0%
45 to 59 min	198	1.2%
60+ min	440	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 14.4% (4,769 of 33,177)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,201	69.7%
Nonfamily households	3,567	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,768	93.1%
Vacant	870	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,588	64.5%
Renter-occupied	4,180	35.5%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,881	70.3%
1-unit, attached	497	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1,185	9.4%
5 to 19 units	430	3.4%
20 or more units	326	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1,319	10.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 20057
State: Kansas
Land area: 1,098 sq mi
Water area: 0.81 sq mi
Center point: 37.6885, -99.8847

Cities & places

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