Kansas | Data USA (2024)

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kansas the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kansas compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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In 2022, 66.9% of the housing units in Kansas were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kansas compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Kansas was Johnson County, KS with a value of $103,644, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $85,564 and $85,241.

The following map shows all of the counties in Kansas colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.15M households in Kansas grew to $69,747 from the previous year's value of $64,521.

The following chart displays the households in Kansas distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2022, 77.8% of workers in Kansas drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.53%) and those who carpooled to work (8.66%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Using averages, employees in Kansas have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Kansas have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kansas compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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The following chart displays the households in Kansas distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kansas have 2 cars.

In 2022, 12.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kansas. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 0.0402%.

The map show the severe housing problems rate in the counties of California. The graph underneath the paragraph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

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11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kansas (330k out of 2.85M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kansas is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

In 2022, 13% of the children was living in poverty in Kansas. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 6%.

The map show the children in poverty rate in the counties of California. The graph underneath the paragraph shows the trend of the percentage of children in poverty.

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In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 365 in Kansas. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 10.3 per 100,000 population.

The following map shows the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

The graph underneath the paragraph shows the trend of the indicator in Kansas.

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