Kansas At a Glance

Kansas

USA

Population, 2006 estimate   

2,764,075

299,398,484

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006   

2.8%

6.4%

Population, 2000   

2,688,418

281,421,906

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006   

7.0%

6.8%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006   

25.2%

24.6%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006   

12.9%

12.4%

Female persons, percent, 2006   

50.4%

50.7%

White persons, percent, 2006 (a)   

89.1%

80.1%

Black persons, percent, 2006 (a)   

6.0%

12.8%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a)   

1.0%

1.0%

Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a)   

2.2%

4.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a)   

0.1%

0.2%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006   

1.7%

1.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b)   

8.6%

14.8%

White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006   

81.1%

66.4%

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, 2006   

1,207,987

126,316,181

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, 2004   

$41,664

$44,334

Per capita money income, 1999   

$20,506

$21,587

Persons below poverty, percent, 2004   

11.1%

12.7%

Business QuickFacts

Kansas

USA

Private nonfarm establishments, 2005   

76,173

7,499,702

Private nonfarm employment, 2005   

1,116,216

116,317,003

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005   

-1.1%

2.0%

Nonemployer establishments, 2005   

178,974

20,392,068

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, 2006   

14,619

1,838,903

Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)   

19,130,677

2,143,781,727

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

Wichita

Overland Park

166,722

Kansas City

143,801

Topeka

122,113

Olathe

114,662

Lawrence

88,605

Shawnee

59,252

Manhattan

50,737

Salina

46,140

Lenexa

44,520

Johnson County

Sedgwick County

470,895

Shawnee County

172,693

Wyandotte County

155,509

Douglas County

112,123

Leavenworth County

73,628

Reno County

63,706

Butler County

63,147

Riley County

62,527

Saline County

54,170