CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Derby

Kansas · 14,699 residents · 10.4 sq mi

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Derby is home to 14,699 people in Kansas. Households here earn about 68% more than in Kansas as a whole. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median household income runs $45,795, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.9% of locals. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,699

−17%vs 2000

vs 17,807 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(1,188)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(1,512)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(1,367)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(1,162)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(707)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(2,347)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.7%(2,751)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(1,548)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(1,159)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.1%(607)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(261)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(90)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,795

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,508 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,227

−29%vs 2000

vs $22,779 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,300

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $104,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$549

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $688 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

20.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(16,446)

Black1.3%(237)

Hispanic / Latino3%(533)

Asian1%(176)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(14,339)

Black0.2%(32)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(304)

Asian0.3%(41)

Other2%(287)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.2%(2,646)

Puerto Rican1.2%(312)

South American0.1%(19)

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Central American0%(12)

Salvadoran0%(12)

Cuban0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(87)

Laotian0.2%(51)

Vietnamese0.1%(39)

Chinese0.1%(25)

Singaporean0.1%(16)

Thai0.1%(14)

Pakistani0%(12)

Japanese0%(9)

Asian Indian0%(9)

Indonesian0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(47)

Samoan0.1%(38)

Ancestry

German19.6%(5,098)

English17.2%(4,476)

Irish13%(3,396)

American5.2%(1,357)

Italian2.3%(591)

Scottish2.2%(577)

French1.8%(479)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(351)

Swedish1.3%(350)

Dutch1.1%(289)

Polish0.9%(246)

Czech0.7%(193)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

British0.6%(156)

Norwegian0.6%(144)

Welsh0.5%(141)

Greek0.5%(119)

Russian0.4%(110)

Danish0.3%(91)

Subsaharan African0.3%(88)

Australian0.3%(72)

Austrian0.3%(71)

Iranian0.2%(52)

Croatian0.2%(47)

Swiss0.1%(34)

Finnish0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0%(13)

Portuguese0%(10)

French Canadian0%(6)

Canadian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.4%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.2%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

+63%vs 2000

vs 11.5 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 married27.8%(2,689)

Married62.7%(6,057)

Widowed1.9%(180)

Divorced7.7%(741)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(2,196)

Married55.4%(5,832)

Widowed9.9%(1,042)

Divorced13.9%(1,463)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 84.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% 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)45%(934)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.2%(773)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.5%(591)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(43)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,076 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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