Hamilton County, Kansas

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Hamilton County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hamilton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,471	2,947,197	334,922,499	3075th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,250	$74,275	$80,734	1182nd of 3,221
Median Age	32.1	37.4	38.9	3123rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.5%	35.6%	35.7%	1914th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$115,800	$217,200	$332,700	2748th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$909	$1,060	$1,413	1384th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.0%	11.3%	12.5%	3012th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	3.9%	5.2%	2489th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.5	36.0	n/a	3021st of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.0%	7.4%	14.1%	98th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2256th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.1%	67.2%	65.2%	1147th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.2	19.7	26.4	3069th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	11.8%	15.1%	1259th of 3,222
Uninsured	24.2%	n/a	n/a	78th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.0%	49.1%	46.9%	1837th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.8%	n/a	n/a	1295th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hamilton County, Kansas

Statistic	Hamilton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.3%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44.0%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	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)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.1	44.7	61.4

Age in Hamilton County, Kansas

Statistic	Hamilton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	32.1	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	33.8%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.2%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.3%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.8%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Hamilton County, Kansas

Statistic	Hamilton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	757	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	73.8%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	42.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.9%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.0%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	36.0%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hamilton County, Kansas

Statistic	Hamilton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,091	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.0%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	26.7%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.0%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.4%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.9%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Hamilton County, Kansas

Statistic	Hamilton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,014	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.0%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.3%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.4%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,729	$2,798	n/a

Education in Hamilton County, Kansas

Statistic	Hamilton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	20.1%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.5%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hamilton County, Kansas

Statistic	Hamilton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.3%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.9%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.8%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	58.0%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.0%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.7%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Hamilton County, Kansas

Statistic	Hamilton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.0%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	19.5%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	58.5%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	41.2%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.2%	9.2%	16.7%

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