CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mulvane

Kansas · 4,685 residents · 4.22 sq mi

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Mulvane is a city of 4,685 people in Kansas. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 33% more than in Kansas as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.6% of people here. Median home value sits at $58,800. Median household income runs $36,250, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,685

−9%vs 2000

vs 5,155 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(368)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(461)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(464)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(314)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(225)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(760)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(754)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(495)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(374)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(262)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(140)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(68)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,250

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,923 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,197

−32%vs 2000

vs $19,523 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.6%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,800

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$404

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $529 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.1%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(4,880)

Black0.2%(9)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(133)

Asian0.3%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(4,627)

Black0.3%(13)

Hispanic / Latino2%(93)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0.9%(41)

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%(217)

Central American0.1%(8)

Honduran0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German22.4%(1,385)

English17.1%(1,056)

American11.5%(710)

Irish11.1%(684)

Welsh4.7%(288)

Dutch3.2%(196)

Italian2.1%(132)

Scottish1.5%(92)

Norwegian1.4%(89)

French1.4%(85)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(69)

Swedish0.9%(55)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian0.5%(29)

Polish0.4%(26)

Finnish0.3%(20)

Arab0.3%(19)

Moroccan0.3%(19)

Czech0.3%(16)

British0.2%(13)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.8%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.9 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 14.8 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 married30.4%(712)

Married60.2%(1,409)

Widowed1.6%(37)

Divorced7.8%(183)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(480)

Married48.2%(1,229)

Widowed13.5%(344)

Divorced19.5%(498)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2013

from 3.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.3%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.4%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

+9.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.1%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.6%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 87.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.1%

+12.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% 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)10.1%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(48)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era67.6%(327)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 484 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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