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Kansas At a Glance
Kansas Statistics
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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 |
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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 |
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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% |
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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% |
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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 |
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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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