CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ford

Kansas · 247 residents · 0.42 sq mi

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Ford is home to 247 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $23,300. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 28%. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median rent is $246 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

247

−21%vs 2000

vs 314 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

+2%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.42 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024228

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.1%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(18)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(13)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(36)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(27)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(24)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(26)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(11)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(18)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,722

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,545 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,326

−45%vs 2000

vs $15,037 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,300

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $389 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.9%(276)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino10.5%(33)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(243)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.6%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(6)

Ancestry

German43.4%(99)

American12.7%(29)

English7%(16)

Swiss4.4%(10)

Scottish3.9%(9)

Irish3.5%(8)

French1.3%(3)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(3)

Italian0.9%(2)

Polish0.9%(2)

Welsh0.9%(2)

Arab0.4%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Lebanese0.4%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Swiss population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.2%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.0%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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 married53.9%(69)

Married40.6%(52)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced5.5%(7)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(15)

Married53.5%(38)

Widowed11.3%(8)

Divorced14.1%(10)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

30.3%

+13.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.5%

+9.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.6%

−11.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.0%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 73.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.8%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% 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)18.2%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era81.8%(18)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 22 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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