Allen County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Allen County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,483	2,947,197	334,922,499	2319th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,689	$74,275	$80,734	2022nd of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	37.4	38.9	1739th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.4%	35.6%	35.7%	1593rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$107,600	$217,200	$332,700	2883rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$720	$1,060	$1,413	2638th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.9%	11.3%	12.5%	2445th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.9%	3.9%	5.2%	293rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	25.0	36.0	n/a	2141st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.2%	7.4%	14.1%	1471st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1559th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.4%	67.2%	65.2%	1461st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.4	19.7	26.4	2786th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.9%	11.8%	15.1%	2141st of 3,222
Uninsured	11.4%	n/a	n/a	1359th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.6%	49.1%	46.9%	1553rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.2%	n/a	n/a	1996th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Allen County, Kansas

Statistic	Allen County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.3%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.3	44.7	61.4

Age in Allen County, Kansas

Statistic	Allen County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	41.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.0%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Allen County, Kansas

Statistic	Allen County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	5,011	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.8%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.6%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	24.3%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Allen County, Kansas

Statistic	Allen County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,357	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.1%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.9%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.2%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.3%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Allen County, Kansas

Statistic	Allen County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	6,077	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.9%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.5%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,965.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.6%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.3%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,796	$2,798	n/a

Education in Allen County, Kansas

Statistic	Allen County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	5.9%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.3%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.4%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.5%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Allen County, Kansas

Statistic	Allen County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.7%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.9%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.2%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.9%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.7%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Allen County, Kansas

Statistic	Allen County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.0%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.9%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	9.2%	16.7%

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