COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Miami County

Kansas · 28,351 residents · 576 sq mi

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Miami County is home to 28,351 people in Kansas. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The population is up 21% since 1990. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.5% of residents. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 15% more than in Kansas as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 84%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,351

+21%since 1990

from 23,466 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

+7%since 1990

from 34.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

576 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202435K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.9%(1,944)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.5%(2,124)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(2,398)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.8%(2,209)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.6%(1,308)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412%(3,388)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.8%(5,041)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.9%(3,944)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.2%(2,617)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.3%(1,794)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.8%(1,091)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.7%(493)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,665

+21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $29,259 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,408

+70%since 1990

from $12,563 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

5.5%

−2.6 ptssince 1990

from 8.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$116,400

+84%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $48,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$499

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $328 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

78.6%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 77.1% in 1990

21.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(22,575)

Black2.6%(600)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(219)

Asian0.2%(53)

2000

White, non-Hispanic95%(26,924)

Black1.5%(429)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(451)

Asian0.2%(49)

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%(1,150)

Puerto Rican0.2%(82)

Spaniard0.1%(46)

Central American0.1%(40)

Guatemalan0.1%(40)

South American0%(1)

Argentine0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(22)

Thai0%(7)

Asian Indian0%(7)

Taiwanese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(45)

Ancestry

German24.3%(8,481)

English14.3%(4,981)

Irish14.2%(4,974)

American7.6%(2,668)

Scottish1.9%(656)

Polish1.8%(620)

Swedish1.7%(611)

Italian1.7%(586)

French1.5%(524)

Dutch0.9%(322)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(279)

Norwegian0.8%(276)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.7%(250)

Greek0.5%(182)

Welsh0.5%(172)

Russian0.3%(89)

British0.2%(87)

Danish0.2%(69)

Austrian0.2%(65)

Belgian0.2%(57)

Czech0.1%(51)

Finnish0.1%(51)

Swiss0.1%(50)

Arab0.1%(29)

Iraqi0.1%(29)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Turkish0%(15)

Ukrainian0%(13)

Serbian0%(12)

Armenian0%(11)

Subsaharan African0%(11)

French Canadian0%(8)

Hungarian0%(8)

Australian0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(6)

Somali0%(6)

Slovene0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.4%

+6.2 ptssince 1990

from 13.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

87.5%

+9.0 ptssince 1990

from 78.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.0%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 4.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

−24%since 1990

from 27.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.1%(2,372)

Married66.6%(7,156)

Widowed2.3%(242)

Divorced9.1%(974)

Women 15+

Never married16.2%(1,808)

Married63.9%(7,142)

Widowed10%(1,115)

Divorced9.9%(1,107)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 80.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% 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)18.9%(353)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(450)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.1%(786)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.1%(76)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,865 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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