U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kansas
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
2,970,606 |
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
2,970,606 |
| Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
2,940,546 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) |
2,937,745 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023) |
2,937,835 |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
1.1% |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
0.1% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 2,937,880 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 2,853,118 |
| Age and Sex | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent |
6.0% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent |
23.6% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent |
17.5% |
| Female persons, percent |
49.9% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | |
| White alone, percent |
85.9% |
| Black alone, percent (a)(a) |
6.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a) |
1.3% |
| Asian alone, percent (a)(a) |
3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a) |
0.2% |
| Two or More Races, percent |
3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b) |
13.7% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent |
73.7% |
| Population Characteristics | |
| Veterans, 2019-2023 | 154,967 |
| Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 | 7.2% |
| Housing | |
| Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 1,300,712 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 | 66.9% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 | $203,400 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 | $1,638 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 | $618 |
| Median gross rent, 2019-2023 | $1,029 |
| Building Permits, 2023 | 9,504 |
| Families & Living Arrangements | |
| Households, 2019-2023 | 1,160,715 |
| Persons per household, 2019-2023 | 2.46 |
| Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 | 85.2% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 | 12.1% |
| Computer and Internet Use | |
| Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 | 95.0% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 | 89.3% |
| Education | |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 91.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 35.2% |
| Health | |
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 | 9.7% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent |
9.9% |
| Economy | |
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 65.4% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 61.4% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 7,618,424 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 26,870,804 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 11,388,882 |
| Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 51,495,728 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) | $17,535 |
| Transportation | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 19.8 |
| Income & Poverty | |
| Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $72,639 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $39,638 |
| Persons in poverty, percent |
11.2% |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Population per square mile, 2020 | 35.9 |
| Population per square mile, 2010 | 34.9 |
| Land area in square miles, 2020 | 81,758.59 |
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 81,758.72 |
| FIPS Code | 20 |