MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Arkansas City Micro

Arkansas City-Winfield, KS · 1 counties · 36,915 residents · 1,126 sq mi

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With 36,915 people, Arkansas City is a metro area. The typical home is worth $37,300. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $321 a month. Households take in $25,047 at the median, 17% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,915

+2%vs 2000

vs 36,291 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

33 / sq mi

+2%vs 2000

vs 32 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,126 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,539)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(2,715)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(2,929)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(2,680)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,215)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(5,395)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(5,305)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(3,495)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(3,541)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(3,089)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(2,157)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(855)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,047

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,406 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,624

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,509 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.6%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,300

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $417 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.8% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.4%(32,091)

Black2.7%(971)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(1,304)

Asian1.5%(550)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(34,264)

Black2.8%(1,037)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(1,009)

Asian1.1%(417)

Other3.2%(1,197)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.2%(3,174)

Central American1%(341)

South American0.5%(187)

Salvadoran0.5%(173)

Puerto Rican0.4%(154)

Colombian0.4%(135)

Guatemalan0.3%(115)

Dominican0.2%(68)

Honduran0.1%(48)

Ecuadorian0.1%(21)

Bolivian0%(16)

Argentine0%(11)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0%(7)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Uruguayan0%(4)

Asian origin

Laotian0.8%(271)

Vietnamese0.4%(129)

Chinese0.1%(49)

Thai0.1%(37)

Japanese0.1%(29)

Filipino0%(15)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Chuukese0.3%(97)

Ancestry

German17.4%(5,973)

Irish11.9%(4,102)

American11.7%(4,015)

English11.4%(3,937)

French2%(677)

Scottish1.8%(604)

Italian1.5%(529)

Dutch1.4%(490)

Swedish1%(335)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(255)

Czech0.7%(249)

Polish0.7%(245)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

British0.6%(201)

Welsh0.6%(193)

West Indian0.5%(159)

Subsaharan African0.5%(158)

Norwegian0.3%(111)

Russian0.3%(101)

Haitian0.3%(87)

Swiss0.2%(86)

Nigerian0.2%(85)

Jamaican0.2%(72)

Danish0.2%(63)

Austrian0.2%(60)

Brazilian0.1%(40)

French Canadian0.1%(34)

Australian0%(11)

Hungarian0%(11)

Belgian0%(10)

Portuguese0%(10)

Canadian0%(9)

Greek0%(7)

Arab0%(5)

Egyptian0%(3)

Finnish0%(3)

Lithuanian0%(3)

Macedonian0%(2)

Somali0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.9%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married32.6%(4,548)

Married48.9%(6,825)

Widowed4.4%(618)

Divorced14%(1,952)

Women 15+

Never married24.2%(3,356)

Married48.1%(6,661)

Widowed10.2%(1,416)

Divorced17.4%(2,412)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.8%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% 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)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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