Jefferson County, Kansas

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Jefferson County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (93rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Jefferson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,349	2,947,197	334,922,499	1973rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,278	$74,275	$80,734	530th of 3,221
Median Age	44.2	37.4	38.9	889th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.6%	35.6%	35.7%	1284th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$216,900	$217,200	$332,700	1227th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$835	$1,060	$1,413	1856th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.6%	11.3%	12.5%	3135th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.4%	3.9%	5.2%	2809th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	34.4	36.0	n/a	1887th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	7.4%	14.1%	2712th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.2	n/a	n/a	694th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.7%	67.2%	65.2%	93rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.1	19.7	26.4	491st of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	11.8%	15.1%	844th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.8%	n/a	n/a	1704th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	59.3%	49.1%	46.9%	207th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.3%	n/a	n/a	479th 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 Jefferson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jefferson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.8	44.7	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jefferson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	44.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.4%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.0%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jefferson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	7,412	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.4%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.2%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.0%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	21.9%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jefferson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,568	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.0%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.6%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.5%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.0%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jefferson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	8,038	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.3%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.3%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.8%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.3%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.8%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,733	$2,798	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jefferson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	5.6%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.9%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.9%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.5%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.1%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jefferson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.8%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.9%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.4%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.9%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jefferson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.2%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	9.2%	16.7%

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