Pottawatomie County, Kansas

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Pottawatomie County, Kansas is among the highest in the country for married-couple households (51st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,204	2,947,197	334,922,499	1607th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$92,325	$74,275	$80,734	262nd of 3,221
Median Age	36.4	37.4	38.9	2818th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.2%	35.6%	35.7%	337th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$245,900	$217,200	$332,700	924th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$924	$1,060	$1,413	1312th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.7%	11.3%	12.5%	3048th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	3.9%	5.2%	2908th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	31.2	36.0	n/a	1957th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	7.4%	14.1%	1841st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	414th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.2%	67.2%	65.2%	331st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	19.7	26.4	1849th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.4%	11.8%	15.1%	1979th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.3%	n/a	n/a	2078th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	64.8%	49.1%	46.9%	51st of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.9%	n/a	n/a	267th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Statistic	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.1%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.5	44.7	61.4

Age in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Statistic	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	36.4	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	28.8%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.0%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Statistic	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	9,381	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	72.8%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	39.6%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.0%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.3%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	24.6%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Statistic	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,494	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	25.3%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.4%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.7%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.7%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.4%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Statistic	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	10,214	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.4%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.4%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.8%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.5%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,792	$2,798	n/a

Education in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Statistic	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	3.6%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.2%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Statistic	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.5%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.2%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.1%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.7%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Statistic	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.8%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.1%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	9.2%	16.7%

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