Riley County, Kansas

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Riley County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (112th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Riley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	71,946	2,947,197	334,922,499	775th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,098	$74,275	$80,734	1981st of 3,221
Median Age	25.5	37.4	38.9	3211th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.9%	35.6%	35.7%	112th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$237,100	$217,200	$332,700	1021st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,046	$1,060	$1,413	857th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.9%	11.3%	12.5%	558th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	3.9%	5.2%	2029th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	118.0	36.0	n/a	877th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.7%	7.4%	14.1%	696th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.1	n/a	n/a	266th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	46.1%	67.2%	65.2%	3192nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.3	19.7	26.4	2990th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	11.8%	15.1%	935th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.1%	n/a	n/a	1622nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.2%	49.1%	46.9%	2688th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.4%	n/a	n/a	322nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Riley County, Kansas

Statistic	Riley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.0%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	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)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.9	44.7	61.4

Age in Riley County, Kansas

Statistic	Riley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	25.5	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	16.1%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	32.6%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.6%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	14.3%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	10.0%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Riley County, Kansas

Statistic	Riley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	27,695	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	51.7%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.5%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	49.4%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Riley County, Kansas

Statistic	Riley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,484	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.1%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.7%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.5%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.3%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.9%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.6%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.7%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Riley County, Kansas

Statistic	Riley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	30,755	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.0%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	24.9%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.9%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	53.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,466	$2,798	n/a

Education in Riley County, Kansas

Statistic	Riley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	3.0%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.1%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.9%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.7%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.2%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Riley County, Kansas

Statistic	Riley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.5%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	13.6%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	60.4%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Riley County, Kansas

Statistic	Riley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	48.2%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.3%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.3%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.3%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.2%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.2%	9.2%	16.7%

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