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Kansas At a Glance

Kansas Statistics

 

Kansas

USA

Population, 2008 estimate   

2,802,134
304,059,724

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008   

4.2%
8.0%

Population, 2000   

2,688,816
281,424,602

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008   

7.2%
6.9%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008   

25.0%
24.3%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008   

13.1%
12.8%

Female persons, percent, 2008   

50.3%
50.7%

White persons, percent, 2008 (a)   

88.7%
79.8%

Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)   

6.2%
12.8%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)   

1.0%
1.0%

Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)   

2.2%
4.5%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)   

0.1%
0.2%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008   

1.8%
1.7%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)   

9.1%
15.4%

White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008

80.3%
65.6%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over   

52.4%

54.1%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000   

5.0%

11.1%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000   

8.7%

17.9%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000   

86.0%

80.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000   

25.8%

24.4%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000   

429,687

49,746,248

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000   

19

25.5

 

 

 

Housing units, 2008   

1,226,859
129,065,264

Homeownership rate, 2000   

69.2%
66.2%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000   

17.5%
26.4%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000   

$83,500
$119,600

 

 

 

Households, 2000   

1,037,891

105,480,101

Persons per household, 2000   

2.51

2.59

Median household income, 2007   

$47,341
$50,740

Per capita money income, 1999   

$20,506

$21,587

Persons below poverty, percent, 2004   

11.2%
13.0%

 

 

 

Business QuickFacts

Kansas

USA

Private nonfarm establishments, 2007   

77,157
7,705,018

Private nonfarm employment, 2007   

1,169,099
120,604,265

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007   

3.6%
5.7%

Nonemployer establishments, 2007   

183,555
21,708,021

Total number of firms, 2002   

219,378

22,974,655

Black-owned firms, percent, 2002   

2.0%

5.2%

American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002   

0.8%

0.9%

Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002   

1.6%

4.8%

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002   

1.9%

6.8%

Women-owned firms, percent, 2002   

27.2%

28.2%

 

 

 

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)   

50,897,796

3,916,136,712

Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)   

44,117,100

4,634,755,112

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)   

26,505,396

3,056,421,997

Retail sales per capita, 2002   

$9,770

$10,615

Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)   

3,196,947

449,498,718

Building permits, 2008   

8,188
905,359

Federal spending, 2008 ($1000)   

25,128,989
2,771,782,152

 

 

 

Geography QuickFacts

Kansas

USA

Land area, 2000 (square miles)   

81,814.88

3,537,438.44

Persons per square mile, 2000   

32.9

79.6

Notes: (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.   

Source: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts       

Ten Largest Cities in Kansas, July 1, 2008 estimates:

Wichita

366,046

Overland Park

171,231

Kansas City

142,562

Topeka

123,446

Olathe

119,993

Lawrence

90,520

Shawnee

60,954

Manhattan

52,284

Lenexa

46,822

Salina

46,483

 

Ten Largest Counties in Kansas, July 1, 2008 estimates:

Johnson County

543,093

Sedgwick County

482,863

Shawnee County

174,709

Wyandotte County

154,287

Douglas County

114,748

Leavenworth County

74,276

Riley County

71,069

Butler County

63,562

Reno Count

63,427

Saline County

54,657

 

 

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