Ellis County, Kansas

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Ellis County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Ellis County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	28,920	2,947,197	334,922,499	1507th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,084	$74,275	$80,734	1788th of 3,221
Median Age	33.2	37.4	38.9	3071st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.9%	35.6%	35.7%	313th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$216,300	$217,200	$332,700	1241st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$943	$1,060	$1,413	1204th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.3%	11.3%	12.5%	723rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	3.9%	5.2%	2418th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.1	36.0	n/a	1936th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	7.4%	14.1%	1785th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.8	n/a	n/a	314th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.2%	67.2%	65.2%	2846th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.9	19.7	26.4	3169th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.2%	11.8%	15.1%	2329th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.1%	n/a	n/a	1633rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.5%	49.1%	46.9%	2555th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.8%	n/a	n/a	402nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ellis County, Kansas

Statistic	Ellis County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.3%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.9	44.7	61.4

Age in Ellis County, Kansas

Statistic	Ellis County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	33.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	19.8%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.0%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Ellis County, Kansas

Statistic	Ellis County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	12,251	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.7%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.2%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.5%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	40.3%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ellis County, Kansas

Statistic	Ellis County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,483	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.6%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.4%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.0%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Ellis County, Kansas

Statistic	Ellis County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	13,287	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.5%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.1%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.8%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.8%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.0%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,682	$2,798	n/a

Education in Ellis County, Kansas

Statistic	Ellis County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	5.1%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.9%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.1%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.4%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ellis County, Kansas

Statistic	Ellis County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	72.0%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.3%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.7%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	72.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Ellis County, Kansas

Statistic	Ellis County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.1%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.1%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.2%	9.2%	16.7%

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