COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sumner County

Kansas · 25,841 residents · 1,182 sq mi

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Sumner County is home to 25,841 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $38,700. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $299 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 7.8%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,841

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 25,946 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,182 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,935)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,069)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(2,196)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,774)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(1,047)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(3,907)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(3,805)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(2,336)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,389)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(2,246)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(1,596)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(541)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,885

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,415 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,944

−35%vs 2000

vs $18,305 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,700

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

23.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(24,067)

Black0.7%(175)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(929)

Asian0.2%(57)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(24,867)

Black0.5%(133)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(842)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other3.2%(825)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.2%(1,168)

Cuban0.3%(73)

Spaniard0.2%(47)

Central American0.1%(23)

Puerto Rican0.1%(15)

Guatemalan0%(8)

Honduran0%(8)

Salvadoran0%(7)

Dominican0%(3)

South American0%(1)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(32)

Filipino0.1%(24)

Japanese0%(10)

Cambodian0%(4)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Taiwanese0%(2)

Hmong0%(2)

Ancestry

German26.2%(5,855)

English13.4%(2,998)

Irish11.9%(2,650)

Scottish5.1%(1,131)

American4.9%(1,088)

French1.9%(422)

Swedish1.6%(361)

Dutch1.5%(328)

Polish1.2%(273)

Italian1%(234)

Czech1%(227)

Norwegian0.8%(182)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.8%(169)

Welsh0.8%(168)

Danish0.5%(110)

Arab0.4%(89)

Lebanese0.3%(70)

British0.2%(53)

Canadian0.2%(47)

Russian0.2%(39)

Subsaharan African0.2%(35)

Swiss0.1%(33)

French Canadian0.1%(31)

Greek0.1%(28)

Brazilian0%(10)

Romanian0%(10)

Hungarian0%(9)

Finnish0%(7)

Armenian0%(6)

Croatian0%(6)

Austrian0%(4)

Belgian0%(4)

Jordanian0%(3)

Nigerian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.1%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married31.2%(2,859)

Married54%(4,941)

Widowed4%(365)

Divorced10.8%(984)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(1,674)

Married55.1%(4,909)

Widowed12.3%(1,100)

Divorced13.8%(1,230)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 73.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.9%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% 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%(267)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(283)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.8%(695)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,485 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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