COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Washington County

Kansas · 6,483 residents · 895 sq mi

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With 6,483 people, Washington County is a county in Kansas. The median age is 43.6, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $37,500, having more than doubled since 1990. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $286 a month at the median. Households here earn about 28% less than in Kansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 43.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 56%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,483

−8%since 1990

from 7,073 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.6

+6%since 1990

from 40.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

895 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.7%(367)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.1%(396)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(474)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.6%(428)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.4%(219)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348.9%(575)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414%(910)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.4%(802)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.6%(687)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.8%(701)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 849.3%(602)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over5%(322)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,363

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $19,424 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,515

+62%since 1990

from $9,595 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.1%

−4.8 ptssince 1990

from 14.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,500

+56%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $18,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $193 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

79.5%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 78.3% in 1990

20.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(7,028)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(25)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(6,380)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(42)

Asian0%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(241)

Puerto Rican0.3%(14)

Spaniard0.2%(9)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(9)

Pakistani0.1%(7)

Filipino0.1%(3)

Chinese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German42.4%(2,346)

Irish11.6%(641)

English7.8%(431)

American6.7%(371)

Czech5.2%(290)

French5.1%(281)

Swedish3.8%(210)

Scottish1.2%(69)

Dutch0.9%(50)

Italian0.9%(50)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(50)

Swiss0.7%(36)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.6%(32)

Welsh0.5%(26)

Norwegian0.3%(16)

French Canadian0.3%(15)

Danish0.2%(13)

Canadian0.1%(6)

Lithuanian0.1%(6)

Iranian0.1%(5)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

British0.1%(3)

Croatian0%(1)

Finnish0%(1)

Romanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.2%

+4.0 ptssince 1990

from 11.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.2%

+11.6 ptssince 1990

from 69.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 3.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

−49%since 1990

from 27.6 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 married24.7%(639)

Married65.2%(1,684)

Widowed3.2%(82)

Divorced6.9%(178)

Women 15+

Never married13%(347)

Married64.8%(1,724)

Widowed16.7%(443)

Divorced5.5%(146)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 78.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% 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)21.6%(74)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.2%(28)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.7%(136)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.5%(19)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 343 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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