COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Kansas
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Kansas
Kentucky is 54% larger than Kansas. Kansas earns more, with a median household income $10,549 higher.
KENTUCKYKANSASDIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8242,947,197+54% vs Kansas
Population density11536+79
Population growth3.8%3.0%+0.9 pts
Median age39.137.4+1.7
Male49.5%50.2%−0.6 pts
Female50.5%49.8%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born4.7%7.4%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%72.7%+8.8 pts
Black7.6%5.2%+2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%13.6%−8.6 pts
Asian1.6%2.9%−1.3 pts
Other4.3%5.7%−1.4 pts
Median household income$63,726$74,275−$10,549
Per capita income$35,821$40,978−$5,157
Poverty rate16.1%11.3%+4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%35.6%−8.1 pts
Graduate degree11.3%13.4%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%3.9%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation59.7%66.1%−6.4 pts
Median home value$205,600$217,200−$11,600
Median gross rent$967$1,060−$93
Owner-occupied68.3%67.2%+1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%9.2%+1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%40.4%+0.0 pts
Average commute24.019.7+4.3
Worked from home10.2%11.8%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.4%+0.2 pts
Uninsured6.0%8.8%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024