Wyandotte County, Kansas

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Wyandotte County, Kansas is among the highest in the country for foreign born (146th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	167,654	2,947,197	334,922,499	410th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,631	$74,275	$80,734	1739th of 3,221
Median Age	34.3	37.4	38.9	3013th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.2%	35.6%	35.7%	1786th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$172,300	$217,200	$332,700	1760th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,122	$1,060	$1,413	672nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.8%	11.3%	12.5%	1134th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	3.9%	5.2%	835th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,105.6	36.0	n/a	164th of 3,222
Foreign Born	17.9%	7.4%	14.1%	146th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2135th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.0%	67.2%	65.2%	2906th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.3	19.7	26.4	2061st of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.4%	11.8%	15.1%	1367th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.9%	n/a	n/a	380th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.0%	49.1%	46.9%	2854th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.3%	n/a	n/a	1182nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Statistic	Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	36.4%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34.1%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	71.3	44.7	61.4

Age in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Statistic	Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	34.3	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	27.4%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Statistic	Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	61,562	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.4%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.3%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.4%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	39.3%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Statistic	Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,843	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.7%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.0%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.0%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.8%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.8%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.0%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Statistic	Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	68,803	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.9%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.6%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.5%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.0%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,509	$2,798	n/a

Education in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Statistic	Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	18.0%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.7%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.1%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Statistic	Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.5%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.2%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.0%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Statistic	Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.0%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.8%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	12.2%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	68.2%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	25.7%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	22.1%	9.2%	16.7%

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