Ford County, Kansas

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Ford County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for foreign born (61st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Ford County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	34,074	2,947,197	334,922,499	1364th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,781	$74,275	$80,734	1141st of 3,221
Median Age	32.3	37.4	38.9	3110th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.7%	35.6%	35.7%	1870th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$151,100	$217,200	$332,700	2225th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,010	$1,060	$1,413	958th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.0%	11.3%	12.5%	1461st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	3.9%	5.2%	1149th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	31.0	36.0	n/a	1964th of 3,222
Foreign Born	25.1%	7.4%	14.1%	61st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.8	n/a	n/a	1185th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.5%	67.2%	65.2%	2878th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.7	19.7	26.4	3175th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.9%	11.8%	15.1%	3090th of 3,222
Uninsured	20.0%	n/a	n/a	245th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.3%	49.1%	46.9%	2332nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.3%	n/a	n/a	989th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ford County, Kansas

Statistic	Ford County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	59.1%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.5	44.7	61.4

Age in Ford County, Kansas

Statistic	Ford County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	32.3	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	29.9%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.6%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.9%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Ford County, Kansas

Statistic	Ford County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	11,796	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.3%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	42.7%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.1%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.4%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	35.6%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ford County, Kansas

Statistic	Ford County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,834	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.8%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.0%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.2%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.4%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Ford County, Kansas

Statistic	Ford County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	12,743	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.1%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.9%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.4%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.6%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,300	$2,798	n/a

Education in Ford County, Kansas

Statistic	Ford County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	23.5%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.1%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.8%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.1%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ford County, Kansas

Statistic	Ford County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.7%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.1%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	71.1%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.5%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Ford County, Kansas

Statistic	Ford County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.4%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.8%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	17.3%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	52.2%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	43.9%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	27.4%	9.2%	16.7%

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