CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rose Hill

Kansas · 2,324 residents · 2.26 sq mi

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Rose Hill is home to 2,324 people in Kansas. Households here earn about 71% more than in Kansas as a whole. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 0.4%, under the national 13.2%. The median household earns $46,571, about 55% above the national median. There are 1,108 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,324

−32%vs 2000

vs 3,432 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 30.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.9%(231)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.9%(299)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(189)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(142)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(115)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.6%(456)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(392)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(212)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(138)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.4%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.9%(45)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(25)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,571

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,514

−28%vs 2000

vs $20,221 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

0.4%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,000

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$588

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $685 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.9% in 2000

15.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(3,280)

Black0.3%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(62)

Asian0.4%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(2,298)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(15)

Asian0.4%(10)

Other0.7%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American3.2%(136)

Argentine3.2%(136)

Mexican2.9%(124)

Puerto Rican1.5%(65)

Central American0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Thai0.9%(40)

Chinese0.7%(28)

Filipino0.2%(7)

Ancestry

German19.2%(817)

Irish12.6%(536)

English10.9%(462)

American7.5%(320)

Italian4.6%(194)

French2.8%(120)

Subsaharan African2.1%(89)

Czech1.5%(65)

Polish1.5%(62)

Scottish1.4%(60)

Dutch1.1%(45)

British0.8%(36)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.8%(35)

Welsh0.8%(35)

Swedish0.8%(34)

Russian0.8%(32)

Greek0.7%(29)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(24)

Danish0.3%(14)

Slovak0.3%(11)

Australian0.2%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.6%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.8%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 14.7 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 married26.7%(428)

Married60.6%(972)

Widowed2.9%(47)

Divorced9.8%(157)

Women 15+

Never married30.7%(527)

Married50.5%(865)

Widowed6.5%(112)

Divorced12.3%(210)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2013

from 3.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.4%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.3%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 84.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

20.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% 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)50.4%(143)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)51.8%(147)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.1%(77)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 284 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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