MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Hays Micro

Hays, KS · 1 counties · 26,004 residents · 900 sq mi

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Hays is a metro area of 26,004 people. The typical home is worth $50,200. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Median rent is $291 a month. Households take in $22,466 at the median, 25% less than the US figure. About 23% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,004

−5%vs 2000

vs 27,507 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

29 / sq mi

−5%vs 2000

vs 31 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 32.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

900 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,774)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(2,054)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,927)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(2,119)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.5%(2,734)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(4,011)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(3,670)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(2,168)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(2,078)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(1,921)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,171)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(377)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,466

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,339 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,459

−37%vs 2000

vs $18,259 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.9%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,200

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $431 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.4%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

35.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(26,160)

Black0.6%(173)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(652)

Asian0.8%(223)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(25,690)

Black0.2%(65)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(227)

Asian0.6%(160)

Other0.3%(89)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.6%(1,608)

Central American0.3%(83)

South American0.2%(65)

Cuban0.2%(54)

Chilean0.2%(50)

Salvadoran0.2%(49)

Spaniard0.1%(39)

Puerto Rican0.1%(35)

Guatemalan0.1%(22)

Colombian0.1%(15)

Costa Rican0%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(170)

Asian Indian0.5%(142)

Filipino0.3%(83)

Japanese0.1%(39)

Korean0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Samoan0%(7)

Chamorro0%(7)

Ancestry

German46.1%(13,323)

Irish12%(3,481)

English8.8%(2,543)

Italian3.7%(1,076)

American3%(854)

Russian1.8%(529)

French1.6%(468)

Scottish1.4%(407)

Dutch1.3%(375)

Polish1.2%(335)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(322)

Swedish1.1%(321)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian1%(288)

Welsh0.7%(192)

Finnish0.6%(183)

Swiss0.5%(135)

Danish0.5%(132)

Czech0.4%(108)

Norwegian0.4%(105)

Subsaharan African0.3%(80)

Lithuanian0.3%(78)

Belgian0.2%(58)

Arab0.1%(43)

Greek0.1%(43)

Nigerian0.1%(27)

Croatian0.1%(24)

Slovak0.1%(24)

Hungarian0.1%(21)

Ukrainian0.1%(18)

Iranian0%(12)

Canadian0%(8)

British0%(6)

French Canadian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.4%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.6%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 10.6 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 married45.2%(5,447)

Married44.7%(5,386)

Widowed2.5%(299)

Divorced7.7%(925)

Women 15+

Never married35.4%(4,258)

Married46.8%(5,630)

Widowed8.6%(1,037)

Divorced9.2%(1,103)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.3%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 81.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% 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)18.4%(162)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(191)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.3%(363)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.9%(34)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 879 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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