Riley County, Kansas

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 71,710
Median household income: $59,560
Median home value: $231,200

Home to 71,710 residents, Riley County is one of Kansas's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $59,560 runs below the Kansas figure of $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Riley County's population declined 4.5% from 75,056 to 71,710, while its median household income rose 16.3% from $51,208 to $59,560.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 74.1% of the population. 64.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71,710
Median age: 25.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,560
Median home value: $231,200
Median gross rent: $1,065
Housing units: 30,674
Homeownership rate: 44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

75,05671,710

Median household income

$51,208$59,560

Median home value

$201,000$231,200

Median gross rent

$946$1,065

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,056	$51,208	$201,000	$946
2020	74,059	$51,098	$205,900	$943
2021	72,602	$53,296	$211,500	$968
2022	72,105	$56,327	$231,000	$1,016
2023	71,710	$59,560	$231,200	$1,065

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 2433.4%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,565	5.0%
5 to 17	8,077	11.3%
18 to 24	23,919	33.4%
25 to 34	11,043	15.4%
35 to 44	7,604	10.6%
45 to 54	5,212	7.3%
55 to 64	5,275	7.4%
65 to 74	4,294	6.0%
75 and over	2,721	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	53,106	74.1%
Black or African American	4,385	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	221	0.3%
Asian	2,829	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	199	0.3%
Some other race	333	0.5%
Two or more races	3,517	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,120	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate17.1%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,404	3.9%
High school graduate	6,189	17.1%
Some college or associate's	11,213	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	9,495	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7,848	21.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone64.3%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked13.5%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,303	64.3%
Carpooled	3,904	9.5%
Public transit	72	0.2%
Walked	5,528	13.5%
Bicycle	349	0.9%
Worked from home	4,382	10.7%
Other means	369	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21,863	59.9%
15 to 29 min	9,684	26.5%
30 to 44 min	2,951	8.1%
45 to 59 min	802	2.2%
60+ min	1,225	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 22.0% (13,499 of 61,260)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,913	51.3%
Nonfamily households	13,224	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,137	88.5%
Vacant	3,537	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,172	44.9%
Renter-occupied	14,965	55.1%

1-unit, detached47.8%

1-unit, attached9.6%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units18.0%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,653	47.8%
1-unit, attached	2,947	9.6%
2 to 4 units	3,592	11.7%
5 to 19 units	5,531	18.0%
20 or more units	2,296	7.5%
Mobile home & other	1,655	5.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 20161
State: Kansas
Land area: 610 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 39.2912, -96.7275

Cities & places

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