CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Abilene

Kansas · 6,242 residents · 4.83 sq mi

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Abilene is a city of 6,242 people in Kansas. Median home value sits at $38,600. At a median age of 37.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Median rent is $281 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,242

−5%vs 2000

vs 6,543 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.83 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(437)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(457)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(482)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(342)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(297)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(967)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(681)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(612)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(624)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(593)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.8%(552)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(198)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,190

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,778 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,066

−30%vs 2000

vs $17,356 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,600

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $395 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

31.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94%(6,149)

Black0.8%(54)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(178)

Asian0.4%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(6,077)

Black1.5%(93)

Hispanic / Latino1%(64)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other1.1%(66)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(233)

Central American1.1%(73)

Salvadoran1%(64)

Guatemalan0.1%(8)

Cuban0.1%(5)

Costa Rican0%(1)

Ancestry

German29.9%(1,929)

Irish11.2%(720)

American10.1%(651)

English8.5%(549)

Italian8.2%(528)

French2.4%(153)

Russian1.2%(78)

French Canadian1%(65)

Polish0.9%(60)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(60)

Dutch0.9%(56)

Swiss0.8%(50)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.7%(44)

Scottish0.6%(40)

Norwegian0.4%(23)

Czech0.2%(16)

Brazilian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 13.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.3%(639)

Married51.9%(1,367)

Widowed9.4%(247)

Divorced14.4%(380)

Women 15+

Never married14.4%(385)

Married54.3%(1,451)

Widowed16.9%(452)

Divorced14.4%(384)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.3%

+10.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.6%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.2%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 76.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.6%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.3%(131)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.9%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.4%(233)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13%(73)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 563 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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