COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Allen County

Kansas · 14,638 residents · 500 sq mi

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Allen County is home to 14,638 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $27,500. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 24%. Median rent is $251 a month. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,638

+2%vs 2000

vs 14,385 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

500 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,022)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,199)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,172)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,055)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(745)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(2,024)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(1,949)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(1,325)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,383)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(1,406)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(929)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(429)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,774

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,481 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,889

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,640 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,500

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$251

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $365 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94%(13,516)

Black1.6%(233)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(278)

Asian0.3%(38)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(14,147)

Black1.8%(269)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(169)

Asian0.2%(35)

Other1.3%(187)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(410)

Spaniard0.4%(55)

Puerto Rican0.1%(11)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(22)

Korean0.2%(20)

Japanese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.4%(55)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(10)

Ancestry

German24.8%(3,095)

American14.4%(1,799)

Irish12.6%(1,570)

English12.1%(1,512)

Scottish1.7%(207)

Swedish1.6%(205)

French1.1%(132)

Dutch1%(127)

Italian1%(123)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(114)

Welsh0.4%(55)

Czech0.4%(54)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(40)

Subsaharan African0.3%(37)

Romanian0.2%(29)

Austrian0.2%(23)

Arab0.1%(17)

Lebanese0.1%(17)

Belgian0.1%(17)

West Indian0.1%(16)

Danish0.1%(15)

Nigerian0.1%(13)

British0.1%(11)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(9)

Slovene0.1%(9)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(6)

Brazilian0%(5)

Russian0%(5)

Jamaican0%(5)

French Canadian0%(4)

Portuguese0%(3)

Swiss0%(2)

Lithuanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.2%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 12.5 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 married28%(1,379)

Married57.7%(2,846)

Widowed4.4%(215)

Divorced9.9%(489)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(1,088)

Married50.8%(2,658)

Widowed12.1%(634)

Divorced16.3%(854)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.0%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 71.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% 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)20.1%(155)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(205)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.8%(369)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 772 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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