Parsons is home to 9,425 people in Kansas. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $71,700. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The average commute runs 13 minutes. The foreign-born share is 1%. Households here earn about 29% less than in Kansas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,428, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Parsons
What changed most since 1990
White share87.9% → 81.8%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population11,924 → 9,425(−21%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 21.7%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Labette County
Parsons's population equals 47% of Labette County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 62% 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)31.1%(154)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.7%(152)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.4%(210)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 495 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
Parsons, decade by decade
Parsons 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
11,924
$51,973
$67,442
14.4%
27.6
2000
11,514
$51,635
$68,130
16.8%
37.1
2010
10,500
$53,285
$79,121
18.6%
43.0
2020
9,600
$49,804
$78,298
22.1%
57.6
2024
9,425
$52,428
$71,700
21.7%
40.0
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.
