With 34,411 people, Arkansas City is a metro area. The typical home is worth $120,900, having more than doubled since 2000. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Density works out to 31 people per square mile. 5% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $809 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,878, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Arkansas City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$89,523 → $120,900(+35%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.9% → 24.5%(+9.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Kansas
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)20.3%(428)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(444)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(794)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.6%(181)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(30)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,109 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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Over time
Arkansas City, decade by decade
Arkansas City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
36,915
$60,115
$89,523
14.9%
20.1
2000
36,291
$62,676
$100,555
18.3%
26.8
2010
36,311
$58,620
$110,626
19.5%
39.3
2020
34,549
$61,555
$107,387
22.7%
50.8
2024
34,411
$57,878
$120,900
24.5%
48.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
