Atchison County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Atchison County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,208	2,947,197	334,922,499	2083rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,112	$74,275	$80,734	1979th of 3,221
Median Age	36.1	37.4	38.9	2862nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.8%	35.6%	35.7%	1679th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$145,700	$217,200	$332,700	2319th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$765	$1,060	$1,413	2372nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.0%	11.3%	12.5%	1693rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	3.9%	5.2%	1501st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	37.6	36.0	n/a	1803rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	7.4%	14.1%	1960th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1354th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.9%	67.2%	65.2%	2023rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	19.7	26.4	2301st of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.5%	11.8%	15.1%	1949th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.1%	n/a	n/a	1868th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.1%	49.1%	46.9%	1640th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.8%	n/a	n/a	1892nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Atchison County, Kansas

Statistic	Atchison County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.3	44.7	61.4

Age in Atchison County, Kansas

Statistic	Atchison County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	36.1	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	17.4%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.1%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Atchison County, Kansas

Statistic	Atchison County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	5,735	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.8%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.7%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	36.4%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Atchison County, Kansas

Statistic	Atchison County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,244	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.0%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.3%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.9%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Atchison County, Kansas

Statistic	Atchison County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	6,817	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.5%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.3%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.9%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.1%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.0%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,925	$2,798	n/a

Education in Atchison County, Kansas

Statistic	Atchison County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.9%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.7%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.4%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Atchison County, Kansas

Statistic	Atchison County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.6%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.0%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.2%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.0%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.7%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Atchison County, Kansas

Statistic	Atchison County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.4%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.0%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	9.2%	16.7%

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