2024 ACS PUMS
Kansas Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Kansas, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Kansas is home to 2,970,606 people across 21 PUMAs, with a median household income of $76,144 and a median age of 39.0.
2,970,606
Population
$76,144
Median HH income
36.2%
Bachelor's+
$225,000
Median home value
Kansas at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $76,144 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $96,449 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $58,755 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $35,635 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 10.6% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 66.6% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 38.2 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $2,240 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 22.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $668 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $24 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $41,753 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 313.7 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,275 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,570 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $223 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $4,125 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.2% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 91.9% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 11.4% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 1.8% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 3.0% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| Science | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 8.2% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| Production | 6.7% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 8.1% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 2.4% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.5% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 11.3% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 10.4% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 5.8% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 11.5% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 8.7% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 8.6% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 73.2% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 31.2% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 14.6% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 20 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 85.4% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 0.3% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 10.4% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 32.7 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $225,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,066 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 26.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 68.1% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1970 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 2 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 5.1% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 73.2% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 94.1% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $140 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $400 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $70 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 51.8 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $500 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,300 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $860 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,156 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $350 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $2,850 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $540 | $577 |
| Statistic | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,970,606 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.0 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 51.2% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14.2% | 20.0% |
| Black | 5.0% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 3.0% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,947 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 2 |
Kansas's 21 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Kansas's 21 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
100,308 – 115,012
115,012 – 130,722
130,722 – 134,816
134,816 – 157,994
157,994 – 169,854
169,854 – 187,517
All PUMAs in Kansas
Sedgwick (Northeast) & Butler (North & East) Counties--Wichita City (Northeast)187,517Johnson County (Southwest)--Olathe, Gardner, Spring Hill & Edgerton Cities181,246Sedgwick (Northwest) & Harvey Counties--Wichita (Northwest) & Newton Cities170,542Wyandotte County--Kansas City169,854Sedgwick (South) & Butler (Southwest) Counties--Wichita (South) & Derby Cities165,738Johnson County (Southeast)--Blue Valley Region163,733Johnson County (Northeast)--Overland Park (North), Prairie Village & Merriam157,994Southeast Kansas153,407North Central Kansas--Salina City142,664Shawnee (Outside Topeka City) & Northeast Kansas135,907Flint Hills Region--Emporia City134,816Riley, Geary & Pottawatomie Counties--Manhattan City134,357Southwest Kansas--Dodge City, Garden City & Liberal City134,024Leavenworth, Miami & Linn County130,722Shawnee County (Central)--Topeka City130,031Johnson County (Northwest)--Shawnee, Lenexa & De Soto Cities129,653Douglas County--Lawrence City122,492Sedgwick County (Central)--Wichita City (Central)115,012Northwest Kansas105,790South Central Kansas104,799Central Kansas--Hutchinson City100,308
Kansas Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Kansas?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 people, represented across 21 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Kansas?+
The median household income in Kansas is $76,144 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Kansas?+
36.2% of Kansas residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Kansas data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Kansas — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.