Jefferson County, Kansas

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,391
Median household income: $77,393
Median home value: $200,800

Home to 18,391 residents, Jefferson County is one of Kansas's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $77,393 runs above the Kansas figure of $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Jefferson County's population declined 2.6% from 18,890 to 18,391, while its median household income rose 19.3% from $64,864 to $77,393.

24.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,391
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $77,393
Median home value: $200,800
Median gross rent: $844
Housing units: 8,004
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,89018,391

Median household income

$64,864$77,393

Median home value

$150,600$200,800

Median gross rent

$760$844

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,890	$64,864	$150,600	$760
2020	18,974	$67,429	$163,400	$759
2021	18,391	$72,270	$169,900	$770
2022	18,387	$74,562	$193,000	$832
2023	18,391	$77,393	$200,800	$844

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	927	5.0%
5 to 17	3,164	17.2%
18 to 24	1,232	6.7%
25 to 34	2,020	11.0%
35 to 44	2,187	11.9%
45 to 54	2,258	12.3%
55 to 64	3,039	16.5%
65 to 74	2,156	11.7%
75 and over	1,408	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,847	91.6%
Black or African American	117	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	85	0.5%
Asian	41	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.2%
Two or more races	647	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	616	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	629	4.8%
High school graduate	4,646	35.6%
Some college or associate's	4,583	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,015	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,195	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,139	77.8%
Carpooled	939	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	151	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	869	9.5%
Other means	73	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,932	23.3%
15 to 29 min	2,380	28.7%
30 to 44 min	2,325	28.0%
45 to 59 min	1,031	12.4%
60+ min	634	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 6.3% (1,147 of 18,160)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,081	68.8%
Nonfamily households	2,309	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,390	92.3%
Vacant	614	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,282	85.0%
Renter-occupied	1,108	15.0%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,014	87.6%
1-unit, attached	30	0.4%
2 to 4 units	288	3.6%
5 to 19 units	64	0.8%
20 or more units	19	0.2%
Mobile home & other	589	7.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 20087
State: Kansas
Land area: 533 sq mi
Water area: 24 sq mi
Center point: 39.2396, -95.3753

Cities & places

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