Leavenworth is home to 37,195 people in Kansas. People stay put here: 70% were in the same home a year ago. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $193,000, having more than doubled since 2000. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. This skews young, with a median age of 35.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,987, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Leavenworth
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree29.3% → 32.6%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share77.7% → 69.7%(−8.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share4.7% → 9.1%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Leavenworth's population equals 45% of Leavenworth County's. Its number of households without a car equals 72% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 30% of the county's.
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)56.5%(2,791)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.1%(1,833)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.3%(955)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(55)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,938 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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Over time
Leavenworth, decade by decade
Leavenworth population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
38,495
$72,376
$136,324
29.3%
46.3
2000
35,420
$74,107
$135,531
27.0%
52.8
2010
35,251
$71,674
$178,670
30.0%
59.0
2020
37,351
$73,777
$165,807
33.0%
64.7
2024
37,195
$72,987
$193,000
32.6%
60.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
