Douglas County, Kansas

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Douglas County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (64th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Douglas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	120,302	2,947,197	334,922,499	536th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,746	$74,275	$80,734	1215th of 3,221
Median Age	31.6	37.4	38.9	3146th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	53.2%	35.6%	35.7%	64th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$309,400	$217,200	$332,700	581st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,099	$1,060	$1,413	728th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.7%	11.3%	12.5%	1321st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	3.9%	5.2%	1784th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	264.0	36.0	n/a	540th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.0%	7.4%	14.1%	806th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.0	n/a	n/a	277th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	50.1%	67.2%	65.2%	3172nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.8	19.7	26.4	2391st of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.6%	11.8%	15.1%	372nd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.8%	n/a	n/a	1496th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.5%	49.1%	46.9%	2745th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.1%	n/a	n/a	375th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Douglas County, Kansas

Statistic	Douglas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.9	44.7	61.4

Age in Douglas County, Kansas

Statistic	Douglas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	31.6	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.5%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	22.8%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.2%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.9%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Douglas County, Kansas

Statistic	Douglas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	50,406	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	52.2%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.7%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.7%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	45.7%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Douglas County, Kansas

Statistic	Douglas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,695	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.5%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.8%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.5%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.7%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.2%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.3%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Douglas County, Kansas

Statistic	Douglas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	53,675	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.5%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.9%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.1%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	49.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,776	$2,798	n/a

Education in Douglas County, Kansas

Statistic	Douglas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	4.4%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.6%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.8%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.7%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	24.5%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Douglas County, Kansas

Statistic	Douglas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.0%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.6%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.4%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.3%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.0%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.5%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Douglas County, Kansas

Statistic	Douglas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.5%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.2%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.9%	9.2%	16.7%

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