COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bourbon County

Kansas · 14,966 residents · 635 sq mi

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With 14,966 people, Bourbon County is a county in Kansas. Median home value sits at $30,300. At a median age of 36.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 25% less than in Kansas as a whole. Renters pay $264 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,966

−3%vs 2000

vs 15,379 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

635 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,070)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,126)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(1,053)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(1,118)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(752)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(1,967)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,014)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,374)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,441)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(1,478)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(1,148)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(425)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,367

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,199 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,958

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,393 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.7%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,300

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $356 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(14,345)

Black3%(466)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(199)

Asian0.4%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(14,336)

Black2.9%(430)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(64)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other1.3%(190)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(340)

Central American0.3%(41)

Honduran0.2%(31)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Puerto Rican0%(6)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.4%(54)

Filipino0.1%(21)

Laotian0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.5%(77)

Ancestry

German18.7%(2,696)

American15%(2,161)

English14.2%(2,039)

Irish12.9%(1,850)

French2.3%(327)

Scottish2.2%(317)

Italian1.8%(255)

Swedish1.7%(246)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(205)

Norwegian0.8%(115)

Dutch0.7%(99)

Polish0.6%(87)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.4%(63)

Belgian0.4%(52)

British0.3%(41)

Subsaharan African0.3%(41)

Portuguese0.2%(31)

Slovak0.2%(25)

Welsh0.2%(25)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Turkish0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(10)

Russian0.1%(10)

Canadian0%(7)

Greek0%(7)

Slovene0%(7)

Austrian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.9%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 14.1 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 married32.1%(1,801)

Married54.1%(3,033)

Widowed4.1%(231)

Divorced9.7%(542)

Women 15+

Never married22.6%(1,326)

Married54.3%(3,179)

Widowed11.2%(656)

Divorced11.9%(698)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.2%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% 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)22.3%(146)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.8%(64)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(215)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 655 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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