CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pittsburg

Kansas · 17,775 residents · 13.1 sq mi

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Pittsburg is home to 17,775 people in Kansas. Median home value sits at $31,500. Households here earn about 38% less than in Kansas as a whole. The poverty rate is 24.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households take in $17,027 at the median, 43% less than the US figure. 55% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,775

−8%vs 2000

vs 19,243 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

+11%vs 2000

vs 28.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,033)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,196)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(1,026)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(1,368)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2414%(2,495)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(2,646)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(1,934)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(1,521)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(1,296)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(1,565)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(1,213)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(482)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,027

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,221 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,289

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,318 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.1%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,500

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$304

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $460 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.4%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.0% in 2000

44.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(16,991)

Black3%(571)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(722)

Asian1.9%(373)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(16,734)

Black2.6%(454)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(191)

Asian2%(364)

Other1.3%(223)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.9%(1,621)

Central American3.1%(648)

Guatemalan1.6%(334)

Salvadoran1.4%(296)

Puerto Rican0.8%(174)

South American0.6%(126)

Paraguayan0.2%(49)

Peruvian0.2%(33)

Nicaraguan0.1%(18)

Ecuadorian0.1%(17)

Venezuelan0.1%(15)

Dominican0%(8)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0%(6)

Uruguayan0%(6)

Spaniard0%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(153)

Thai0.7%(141)

Chinese0.6%(129)

Asian Indian0.3%(57)

Sri Lankan0.2%(34)

Japanese0.1%(25)

Korean0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.1%(19)

Ancestry

German18%(3,717)

Irish13.3%(2,737)

English12.5%(2,570)

American10.6%(2,193)

Italian4.9%(1,004)

Scottish2.2%(458)

French1.7%(347)

Swedish1.6%(323)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(309)

Norwegian1.4%(298)

Dutch1.4%(292)

Polish0.8%(166)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.6%(125)

French Canadian0.6%(125)

Austrian0.4%(85)

Arab0.4%(78)

Danish0.4%(76)

Lebanese0.3%(70)

Welsh0.3%(67)

Swiss0.3%(65)

Belgian0.3%(62)

Subsaharan African0.3%(57)

Russian0.2%(40)

Canadian0.2%(39)

British0.2%(37)

Greek0.2%(37)

Slovene0.2%(37)

Nigerian0.1%(23)

Finnish0.1%(12)

Hungarian0%(8)

Iranian0%(8)

Romanian0%(8)

Kenyan0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.8%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.6 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 10.8 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 married53%(4,488)

Married34.8%(2,947)

Widowed2.9%(248)

Divorced9.3%(785)

Women 15+

Never married43.5%(3,669)

Married36.6%(3,087)

Widowed7.8%(662)

Divorced12.1%(1,019)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.2%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% 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)14.9%(92)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(100)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.8%(271)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.9%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 619 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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