MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Atchison Micro

Atchison, KS · 1 counties · 16,932 residents · 431 sq mi

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Atchison is home to 16,932 people. The typical home is worth $32,500. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $285 a month. The median household earns $22,339, about 26% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,932

+1%vs 2000

vs 16,774 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

39 / sq mi

+1%vs 2000

vs 39 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

431 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,153)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(1,309)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(1,366)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(1,508)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(1,154)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(2,351)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(1,929)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(1,684)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(1,604)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,472)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(929)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(473)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,339

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,355 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,144

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,207 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,500

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$285

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.4%(15,170)

Black5.3%(883)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(327)

Asian0.3%(57)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.8%(15,542)

Black5.3%(893)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(359)

Asian1.3%(217)

Other1.7%(280)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(376)

Central American1.2%(187)

Salvadoran0.9%(141)

Panamanian0.1%(23)

Honduran0.1%(12)

Puerto Rican0.1%(11)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Costa Rican0.1%(11)

South American0.1%(10)

Colombian0.1%(10)

Spaniard0%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(21)

Filipino0.1%(18)

Japanese0%(4)

Thai0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(16)

Ancestry

German29.2%(4,733)

Irish15%(2,433)

English10.1%(1,631)

American6.3%(1,026)

Italian4.8%(773)

Scottish2.4%(392)

French2.3%(378)

Polish1.4%(226)

Swedish1.4%(222)

British1.2%(201)

Dutch1.1%(182)

Swiss0.8%(124)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.7%(121)

Norwegian0.7%(111)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(102)

Austrian0.5%(77)

Danish0.4%(69)

Arab0.2%(35)

Subsaharan African0.2%(32)

Belgian0.2%(28)

Ukrainian0.1%(21)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Greek0.1%(16)

Canadian0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Russian0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Slovene0.1%(10)

Lebanese0%(6)

Ethiopian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.5%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married37.1%(2,430)

Married50.6%(3,314)

Widowed3.6%(238)

Divorced8.6%(563)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(2,436)

Married41.1%(2,807)

Widowed11.4%(777)

Divorced11.8%(809)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.3%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% 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)26.4%(214)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.1%(220)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(286)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.8%(96)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 811 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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