McPherson County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	McPherson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	30,205	2,947,197	334,922,499	1476th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,851	$74,275	$80,734	631st of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	37.4	38.9	2288th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.3%	35.6%	35.7%	503rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$211,200	$217,200	$332,700	1297th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$916	$1,060	$1,413	1346th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.5%	11.3%	12.5%	2537th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	3.9%	5.2%	2980th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.6	36.0	n/a	1906th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	7.4%	14.1%	1616th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	864th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.5%	67.2%	65.2%	1443rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.8	19.7	26.4	3092nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.3%	11.8%	15.1%	2004th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1797th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.1%	49.1%	46.9%	284th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.2%	n/a	n/a	1004th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in McPherson County, Kansas

Statistic	McPherson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.6%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	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)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.1	44.7	61.4

Age in McPherson County, Kansas

Statistic	McPherson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	39.4	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.8%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.0%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in McPherson County, Kansas

Statistic	McPherson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	12,162	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.8%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.7%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.7%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	26.3%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in McPherson County, Kansas

Statistic	McPherson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,426	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.3%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.6%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.9%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.5%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.5%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.7%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in McPherson County, Kansas

Statistic	McPherson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	13,176	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.0%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.7%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,901	$2,798	n/a

Education in McPherson County, Kansas

Statistic	McPherson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	7.3%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.8%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.6%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.4%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in McPherson County, Kansas

Statistic	McPherson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.4%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.3%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	61.4%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.4%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.9%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in McPherson County, Kansas

Statistic	McPherson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.9%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.8%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.4%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	9.2%	16.7%

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