Pottawatomie County, Kansas

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 25,808
Median household income: $87,694
Median home value: $223,000

Pottawatomie County is a county in Kansas with a population of 25,808. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $87,694 is above the Kansas median ($72,639).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pottawatomie County's population grew 8.2% from 23,847 to 25,808, while its median household income rose 31.2% from $66,835 to $87,694.

The typical home was built around 1983. 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,808
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $87,694
Median home value: $223,000
Median gross rent: $1,011
Housing units: 10,077
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,84725,808

Median household income

$66,835$87,694

Median home value

$183,100$223,000

Median gross rent

$854$1,011

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,847	$66,835	$183,100	$854
2020	24,203	$70,064	$176,700	$928
2021	25,082	$76,089	$188,500	$942
2022	25,482	$85,241	$221,600	$1,009
2023	25,808	$87,694	$223,000	$1,011

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,905	7.4%
5 to 17	5,594	21.7%
18 to 24	1,843	7.1%
25 to 34	3,026	11.7%
35 to 44	3,570	13.8%
45 to 54	2,852	11.1%
55 to 64	3,129	12.1%
65 to 74	2,371	9.2%
75 and over	1,518	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,688	87.9%
Black or African American	443	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	72	0.3%
Asian	92	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.1%
Some other race	156	0.6%
Two or more races	824	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,508	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	607	3.7%
High school graduate	4,351	26.4%
Some college or associate's	5,491	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,829	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,188	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,981	80.1%
Carpooled	1,232	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	277	2.2%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	901	7.2%
Other means	74	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,909	33.8%
15 to 29 min	3,921	33.9%
30 to 44 min	2,104	18.2%
45 to 59 min	870	7.5%
60+ min	763	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 7.1% (1,810 of 25,453)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,564	72.3%
Nonfamily households	2,520	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,084	90.1%
Vacant	993	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,490	82.5%
Renter-occupied	1,594	17.5%

1-unit, detached78.6%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,916	78.6%
1-unit, attached	353	3.5%
2 to 4 units	385	3.8%
5 to 19 units	238	2.4%
20 or more units	34	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1,151	11.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 20149
State: Kansas
Land area: 841 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 39.3822, -96.3371

Cities & places

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