COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Douglas County

Kansas · 81,798 residents · 456 sq mi

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Douglas County is a county of 81,798 people in Kansas. 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. The median age is 25.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. 20.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. There are 18,164 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

38% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

81,798

−18%vs 2000

vs 99,962 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 26.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

456 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024120K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(5,104)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(5,090)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(4,173)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.9%(8,900)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2419.8%(16,223)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(14,450)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(10,476)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(6,228)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.5%(4,473)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(3,644)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(2,134)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(903)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,244

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,547 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,003

−40%vs 2000

vs $19,952 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.6%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,500

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $115,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$413

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $560 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.9% in 2000

47.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.6%(84,543)

Black4.1%(4,148)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(3,268)

Asian3.1%(3,095)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.1%(72,918)

Black4.1%(3,315)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(1,991)

Asian3.2%(2,650)

Other3.6%(2,915)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.8%(5,728)

Puerto Rican0.7%(881)

South American0.5%(590)

Spaniard0.4%(475)

Central American0.2%(273)

Colombian0.1%(155)

Peruvian0.1%(134)

Venezuelan0.1%(130)

Honduran0.1%(128)

Cuban0.1%(106)

Argentine0%(60)

Nicaraguan0%(54)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0%(44)

Bolivian0%(41)

Guatemalan0%(38)

Salvadoran0%(23)

Costa Rican0%(16)

Chilean0%(15)

Panamanian0%(14)

Dominican0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese1.4%(1,664)

Vietnamese0.7%(879)

Asian Indian0.6%(772)

Korean0.4%(514)

Filipino0.2%(293)

Laotian0.2%(248)

Pakistani0.2%(247)

Thai0.1%(110)

Uzbek0.1%(66)

Japanese0.1%(61)

Bangladeshi0%(60)

Taiwanese0%(38)

+ 4 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(32)

Mongolian0%(20)

Cambodian0%(15)

Sri Lankan0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(36)

Tongan0%(17)

Ancestry

German28.2%(33,924)

English15.3%(18,444)

Irish14.3%(17,185)

American3.6%(4,389)

Italian3.1%(3,698)

Scottish3%(3,568)

French2.6%(3,074)

Swedish2.1%(2,500)

Polish1.8%(2,130)

Norwegian1.2%(1,497)

Dutch1.2%(1,444)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(1,362)

+ 42 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.1%(1,314)

Czech1.1%(1,284)

Subsaharan African1%(1,206)

British0.8%(983)

Arab0.8%(980)

Swiss0.6%(757)

Danish0.6%(738)

Russian0.5%(658)

French Canadian0.4%(519)

Iraqi0.3%(391)

Belgian0.3%(361)

Canadian0.3%(349)

Hungarian0.3%(326)

Greek0.3%(310)

Austrian0.2%(294)

Nigerian0.2%(234)

Iranian0.2%(214)

West Indian0.2%(200)

Lithuanian0.2%(182)

Syrian0.1%(163)

Ukrainian0.1%(163)

Croatian0.1%(157)

Moroccan0.1%(151)

Brazilian0.1%(147)

Portuguese0.1%(147)

Finnish0.1%(131)

Jamaican0.1%(115)

Slovak0.1%(114)

Turkish0.1%(89)

Slovene0.1%(84)

Romanian0.1%(65)

Lebanese0%(54)

Latvian0%(38)

Ethiopian0%(32)

Barbadian0%(29)

Egyptian0%(27)

Haitian0%(27)

Serbian0%(17)

Palestinian0%(15)

Ghanaian0%(10)

Cape Verdean0%(8)

Kenyan0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

38.4%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

16.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married47.9%(24,314)

Married43.5%(22,088)

Widowed1.4%(720)

Divorced7.2%(3,642)

Women 15+

Never married43.5%(22,537)

Married42.2%(21,867)

Widowed5.5%(2,862)

Divorced8.8%(4,588)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 81.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% 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)31.4%(1,624)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(1,385)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.4%(1,827)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(121)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,168 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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