STATE · ADMITTED 1861 · 1990 CENSUS
Kansas
2,477,574 residents · 105 counties · 740 cities · 829 census tracts
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Kansas has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $27,291. Population has declined 8% since 2000. Median home value is $51,800.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20242.9M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.6%(187,959)
5 to 97.9%(195,031)
10 to 147.3%(180,731)
15 to 196.9%(171,585)
20 to 247.1%(176,332)
25 to 3416.8%(416,399)
35 to 4414.7%(363,949)
45 to 549.5%(234,751)
55 to 648.4%(208,429)
65 to 747.5%(185,603)
75 to 844.6%(114,917)
85 and over1.7%(41,888)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$27,291
−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $40,624 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$51,800
−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $81,000 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic83.1%(2,233,997)
Black5.6%(151,407)
Hispanic / Latino7%(188,252)
Asian1.7%(46,301)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic90.2%(2,233,897)
Black5.7%(141,957)
Hispanic / Latino3.6%(90,289)
Asian1.3%(31,114)
Other2.8%(70,606)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican10.4%(307,934)
Central American1.1%(31,965)
Puerto Rican0.6%(17,748)
Guatemalan0.4%(12,940)
South American0.4%(12,453)
Salvadoran0.3%(9,579)
Spaniard0.2%(6,138)
Honduran0.2%(5,763)
Cuban0.2%(5,215)
Colombian0.1%(2,866)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,483)
Peruvian0.1%(2,184)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,829)
Argentine0.1%(1,801)
Dominican0.1%(1,764)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,691)
Panamanian0%(1,109)
Costa Rican0%(541)
Bolivian0%(374)
Chilean0%(272)
Paraguayan0%(272)
Uruguayan0%(269)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(19,724)
Vietnamese0.5%(15,923)
Chinese0.4%(11,805)
Filipino0.3%(7,820)
Korean0.2%(5,000)
Laotian0.1%(4,251)
Burmese0.1%(4,183)
Hmong0.1%(2,423)
Pakistani0.1%(1,843)
Japanese0.1%(1,736)
Cambodian0.1%(1,678)
Thai0.1%(1,555)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(1,440)
Bangladeshi0%(1,149)
Taiwanese0%(688)
Kazakh0%(521)
Sri Lankan0%(435)
Indonesian0%(348)
Malaysian0%(214)
Uzbek0%(143)
Bhutanese0%(74)
Mongolian0%(20)
Singaporean0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(2,428)
Chamorro0%(907)
Samoan0%(853)
Guamanian0%(219)
Marshallese0%(191)
Tongan0%(185)
Chuukese0%(97)
Fijian0%(16)
Ancestry
German23.3%(687,204)
English12.4%(366,172)
Irish11.3%(332,347)
American5.6%(165,851)
Italian2.1%(61,930)
Scottish1.9%(57,402)
French1.9%(55,793)
Swedish1.7%(50,310)
Polish1.2%(35,989)
Dutch1.1%(32,709)
Norwegian0.8%(24,756)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(24,157)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African0.8%(23,549)
Czech0.7%(19,900)
Welsh0.6%(18,328)
Russian0.5%(14,446)
British0.4%(11,831)
Swiss0.4%(11,736)
Danish0.4%(11,480)
Arab0.4%(10,829)
French Canadian0.3%(7,737)
Croatian0.2%(5,376)
Austrian0.2%(5,190)
Hungarian0.2%(4,732)
West Indian0.2%(4,599)
Greek0.2%(4,489)
Belgian0.1%(4,249)
Ukrainian0.1%(4,121)
Lebanese0.1%(3,942)
Ethiopian0.1%(3,132)
Canadian0.1%(3,034)
Kenyan0.1%(2,793)
Nigerian0.1%(2,477)
Finnish0.1%(2,457)
Portuguese0.1%(2,156)
Jamaican0.1%(2,060)
Iranian0.1%(2,046)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,918)
Slovak0%(1,421)
Brazilian0%(1,325)
Haitian0%(1,243)
Romanian0%(1,099)
Somali0%(1,092)
Slovene0%(993)
Iraqi0%(920)
Palestinian0%(890)
Egyptian0%(766)
Ghanaian0%(719)
Turkish0%(710)
Jordanian0%(563)
Bulgarian0%(555)
Serbian0%(549)
Moroccan0%(534)
Armenian0%(525)
Australian0%(514)
Syrian0%(444)
Latvian0%(358)
Israeli0%(245)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(227)
Barbadian0%(127)
Macedonian0%(53)
Guyanese0%(46)
Cape Verdean0%(8)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
81.3%
−4.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 86.0% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 married34.5%(408,728)
Married53%(627,165)
Widowed2.7%(31,955)
Divorced9.8%(116,072)
Women 15+
Never married27.5%(326,397)
Married51.7%(614,661)
Widowed8.5%(100,685)
Divorced12.3%(146,749)
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Section 02
Largest cities
1.Wichita400,987
2.Overland Park203,677
3.Kansas City157,805
4.Olathe150,025
5.Topeka125,795
6.Lawrence96,367
7.Shawnee69,848
8.Lenexa60,506
9.Manhattan54,673
10.Salina46,094
11.Hutchinson39,595
12.Leavenworth37,012
Frequently asked
How many people live in Kansas?
Kansas has about 2,477,574 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Kansas?
The typical household in Kansas earns about $27,291 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Kansas expensive?
In Kansas, the median home is worth about $51,800, and the typical rent is about $372 a month.
How educated are people in Kansas?
About 21.1% of adults age 25 and over in Kansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Kansas?
About 11.5% of people in Kansas live below the federal poverty line.
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