COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

McPherson County

Kansas · 27,268 residents · 898 sq mi

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McPherson County is home to 27,268 people in Kansas. Median home value sits at $47,000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.1% of residents. Renters pay $300 a month at the median. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,268

−8%vs 2000

vs 29,554 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

898 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,885)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,184)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(2,047)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,898)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(1,841)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(3,915)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(3,824)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(2,521)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,411)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(2,314)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(1,664)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(764)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,003

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,138 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,970

−37%vs 2000

vs $18,921 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,000

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(28,240)

Black0.8%(232)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(573)

Asian0.3%(95)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(26,630)

Black0.8%(210)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(294)

Asian0.5%(139)

Other1.1%(289)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(1,182)

South American0.4%(116)

Colombian0.3%(103)

Cuban0.3%(87)

Spaniard0.1%(45)

Central American0.1%(40)

Puerto Rican0.1%(37)

Salvadoran0.1%(29)

Guatemalan0%(11)

Argentine0%(10)

Bolivian0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(40)

Korean0.1%(33)

Thai0.1%(19)

Indonesian0%(15)

Filipino0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(161)

Ancestry

German30.5%(9,206)

English9.4%(2,842)

Swedish8%(2,407)

Irish6.5%(1,976)

American4.3%(1,307)

Scottish3.2%(964)

Dutch2.1%(630)

French1.7%(505)

Norwegian1.6%(496)

Polish1.4%(435)

Italian1.3%(393)

Czech1.3%(389)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1%(310)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(276)

British0.9%(259)

Swiss0.8%(242)

Danish0.6%(171)

Welsh0.5%(141)

French Canadian0.3%(102)

Subsaharan African0.3%(91)

Austrian0.3%(90)

Ukrainian0.2%(62)

West Indian0.2%(61)

Haitian0.2%(57)

Greek0.2%(49)

Canadian0.1%(32)

Croatian0.1%(20)

Iranian0%(14)

Finnish0%(13)

Nigerian0%(11)

Slovene0%(6)

Belgian0%(5)

Hungarian0%(4)

Slovak0%(4)

Portuguese0%(3)

Romanian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.4%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.2%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 10.8 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 married29.7%(3,630)

Married62.3%(7,601)

Widowed1.9%(226)

Divorced6.2%(753)

Women 15+

Never married22.9%(2,913)

Married57.3%(7,280)

Widowed9.1%(1,154)

Divorced10.8%(1,367)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.3%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 79.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% 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)19.2%(237)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(333)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.7%(429)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.1%(187)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3%(37)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,237 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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