With 30,205 people, McPherson is a metro area. That puts it in the top 4% of US metro areas for household income. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 3%. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $211,200, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,851, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about McPherson
What changed most since 1990
White share97.2% → 89.1%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.1% → 5.6%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)19.2%(237)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(333)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(429)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.1%(187)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(37)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,237 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
McPherson, decade by decade
McPherson 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
27,268
$64,809
$112,803
17.4%
6.9
2000
29,554
$74,939
$151,744
22.2%
10.8
2010
29,180
$76,282
$165,867
25.1%
16.4
2020
30,223
$72,635
$187,502
28.8%
28.3
2024
30,205
$78,851
$211,200
34.3%
25.2
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.
