CITY · 1990 CENSUS

McFarland

Kansas · 234 residents · 0.18 sq mi

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McFarland is a city of 234 people in Kansas. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $23,700. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 34%. Households take in $18,125 at the median, 40% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

234

−14%vs 2000

vs 271 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−13%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.18 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024363

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(18)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(14)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.3%(24)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(12)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(38)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(29)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.8%(37)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(14)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(9)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,125

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,001

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,419 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,700

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $458 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.6%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.7% in 2000

9.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(264)

Black0.4%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(234)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(14)

Ancestry

German49%(178)

French31.4%(114)

Irish9.9%(36)

English6.6%(24)

Scotch-Irish3.9%(14)

American2.2%(8)

Polish1.1%(4)

Norwegian0.8%(3)

Swiss0.8%(3)

Czech0.6%(2)

Canadian0.3%(1)

Scottish0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.4%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.6%

−21.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married39.9%(57)

Married41.3%(59)

Widowed2.1%(3)

Divorced16.8%(24)

Women 15+

Never married58.2%(106)

Married34.1%(62)

Widowed1.6%(3)

Divorced6%(11)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

36.5%

+20.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.5%

−16.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.2%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.9%

−16.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% 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)56.6%(30)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.2%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 53 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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