Johnson County, Kansas

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 614,764
Median household income: $107,261
Median home value: $366,000

Johnson County is a county in Kansas with a population of 614,764. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $107,261 is above the Kansas median ($72,639).

Between 2019 and 2023, Johnson County's population grew 3.9% from 591,506 to 614,764, while its median household income rose 20.4% from $89,087 to $107,261.

56.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 614,764
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $107,261
Median home value: $366,000
Median gross rent: $1,385
Housing units: 255,320
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

591,506614,764

Median household income

$89,087$107,261

Median home value

$259,600$366,000

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,385

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	591,506	$89,087	$259,600	$1,109
2020	597,574	$91,650	$277,500	$1,147
2021	605,154	$96,059	$294,300	$1,201
2022	610,742	$103,644	$343,300	$1,312
2023	614,764	$107,261	$366,000	$1,385

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36,710	6.0%
5 to 17	109,686	17.8%
18 to 24	48,951	8.0%
25 to 34	82,827	13.5%
35 to 44	88,653	14.4%
45 to 54	77,724	12.6%
55 to 64	74,945	12.2%
65 to 74	57,831	9.4%
75 and over	37,437	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	472,785	76.9%
Black or African American	29,088	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	666	0.1%
Asian	31,510	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	117	0.0%
Some other race	2,258	0.4%
Two or more races	22,616	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55,724	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate14.1%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree34.4%

Graduate or professional degree22.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,802	3.5%
High school graduate	59,270	14.1%
Some college or associate's	106,801	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	144,484	34.4%
Graduate or professional degree	94,060	22.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	239,782	72.2%
Carpooled	18,772	5.7%
Public transit	595	0.2%
Walked	3,010	0.9%
Bicycle	256	0.1%
Worked from home	66,217	20.0%
Other means	3,255	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74,591	28.1%
15 to 29 min	131,778	49.6%
30 to 44 min	44,582	16.8%
45 to 59 min	8,525	3.2%
60+ min	6,194	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 5.3% (32,476 of 608,815)

	Count	Share
Family households	162,888	66.5%
Nonfamily households	81,889	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	244,777	95.9%
Vacant	10,543	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	167,810	68.6%
Renter-occupied	76,967	31.4%

1-unit, detached66.3%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	169,394	66.3%
1-unit, attached	20,075	7.9%
2 to 4 units	12,089	4.7%
5 to 19 units	31,410	12.3%
20 or more units	20,533	8.0%
Mobile home & other	1,819	0.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 20091
State: Kansas
Land area: 474 sq mi
Water area: 6.3 sq mi
Center point: 38.8839, -94.8223

Cities & places

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