CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mission

Kansas · 9,504 residents · 2.67 sq mi

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Mission is a city of 9,504 people in Kansas. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.2% of residents. Households here earn about 21% more than in Kansas as a whole. Median home value sits at $68,700.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,504

−2%vs 2000

vs 9,727 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.67 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(522)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(457)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.5%(330)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194%(381)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.2%(877)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3427.3%(2,595)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(1,386)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(820)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(759)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(874)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(427)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(76)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,898

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,298 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,742

−29%vs 2000

vs $27,870 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,700

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$511

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $652 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.2% in 2000

51.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.5%(8,417)

Black3.6%(355)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(478)

Asian2.8%(268)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(9,121)

Black1.6%(148)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(222)

Asian0.9%(86)

Other1.6%(149)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(343)

Central American1.1%(113)

Guatemalan1.1%(113)

South American1%(101)

Uruguayan0.5%(48)

Ecuadorian0.4%(41)

Puerto Rican0.3%(30)

Spaniard0.3%(27)

Peruvian0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Thai2.1%(207)

Asian Indian0.7%(70)

Chinese0.3%(34)

Taiwanese0.2%(21)

Filipino0.2%(19)

Pakistani0.2%(18)

Laotian0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(62)

Ancestry

German31%(3,070)

English19.7%(1,953)

Irish19.4%(1,919)

American5.4%(540)

Swedish4%(396)

Italian3.3%(329)

Polish2.5%(243)

Welsh2.3%(229)

Scottish2.2%(222)

French2%(201)

Danish1.4%(139)

Subsaharan African1.3%(126)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.9%(92)

Dutch0.7%(73)

Norwegian0.6%(55)

British0.5%(54)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(50)

French Canadian0.4%(42)

Iranian0.4%(41)

Russian0.4%(39)

Croatian0.4%(37)

Swiss0.3%(34)

Armenian0.3%(27)

Canadian0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(14)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Greek0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Slovene0.1%(8)

Australian0.1%(7)

Belgian0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.2%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.2%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+67%vs 2000

vs 10.4 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 married43.1%(1,889)

Married40.1%(1,757)

Widowed2.7%(119)

Divorced14.1%(619)

Women 15+

Never married44.9%(1,966)

Married39.1%(1,715)

Widowed3.9%(170)

Divorced12.1%(532)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

3.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.8%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 84.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.0%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% 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)12.7%(58)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(72)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.9%(251)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 457 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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