Johnson County, Kansas

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Johnson County, Kansas is among the highest in the country for total population (112th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (106th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Johnson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	620,631	2,947,197	334,922,499	112th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$109,208	$74,275	$80,734	106th of 3,221
Median Age	38.6	37.4	38.9	2456th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	57.6%	35.6%	35.7%	35th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$391,200	$217,200	$332,700	314th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,434	$1,060	$1,413	285th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.4%	11.3%	12.5%	3151st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	3.9%	5.2%	2419th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,310.4	36.0	n/a	135th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.2%	7.4%	14.1%	458th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.9	n/a	n/a	169th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.5%	67.2%	65.2%	2440th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.6	19.7	26.4	2427th of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.4%	11.8%	15.1%	85th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.5%	n/a	n/a	2653rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.9%	49.1%	46.9%	589th of 3,222
Broadband Access	95.0%	n/a	n/a	26th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Johnson County, Kansas

Statistic	Johnson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.3%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	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	40.5	44.7	61.4

Age in Johnson County, Kansas

Statistic	Johnson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	38.6	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.5%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.0%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Johnson County, Kansas

Statistic	Johnson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	249,531	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.6%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.1%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	28.6%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Johnson County, Kansas

Statistic	Johnson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$60,137	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.0%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.2%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.7%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.4%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.2%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.0%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Johnson County, Kansas

Statistic	Johnson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	259,655	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.2%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.9%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.9%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,447	$2,798	n/a

Education in Johnson County, Kansas

Statistic	Johnson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	3.4%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	14.0%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.0%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	34.7%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Johnson County, Kansas

Statistic	Johnson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.7%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.7%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.4%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Johnson County, Kansas

Statistic	Johnson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	42.9%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.8%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.4%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.9%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.3%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.3%	9.2%	16.7%

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