Kansas

Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 across 105 counties, a median home price of $252,794, and a median household income of $75,514.

Home price

$252,794

Income

$75,514

Cost of living

88.8

Income tax

5.58%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$252,794

Median gross rent$1,051

Median year homes here were built1975

Share of homes built before 198055.9%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%

Share of homes that are vacant9.2%

Share of occupied homes that are rented32.7%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%

Typical monthly rent$1,380

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,124

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$921

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,471

Home insurance / yr$5,260

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8

Median household income$75,514

Family health premium / yr$24,220

Infant childcare / yr$9,105

Regular gas price / gal$3.630

Poverty rate10.9%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.3%

Unemployment rate3.8%

Share of adults in the labor force66.1%

Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%

Share of workers employed by government16.7%

Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%

Economic output per resident$78,217

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.21%

Top state income tax5.58%

Capital gains tax5.58%

Combined sales tax8.71%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.0 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2502197

Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 mi

Airports with airline service located here7

General aviation airfields located here142

Passenger train stations and the railway network6

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station30 mi

Households without a vehicle5.1%

Traffic deaths27.5

Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.0%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%

Public schools in the county1275

Public school enrollment461581

Students per full-time teacher13.6

Free lunch eligible50.4%

Elementary schools701

Middle schools227

High schools286

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above34

Two-year institutions28

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 mi

Health

Primary care physicians79

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county138

Hospitals here with an emergency department117

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3

Fine particulate matter8.1 µg

Without health insurance8.8%

Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.1%

Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.5%

Frequent mental distress16.0%

No leisure-time physical activity24.1%

Diagnosed diabetes11.6%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,970,606

Land area in square miles81,760

People per square mile of land36.0

Supermarkets and grocery stores406

Convenience stores57

Share living far from a food store19.4%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.5%

Population change since 2020+1.3%

Natural change per 1,000 residents2

Net international migration per 1,000 residents3

Median age38.0 yrs

Share of residents under 1823.8%

Share of residents 65 and over17.0%

Share of households that are one person30.1%

Share of residents born outside the United States7.4%

Second languages12.2%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.0%

Congregations per 100,000 residents157

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0

Households that moved in74,514

Households that moved away77,699

Average income of arriving households$59,502

Average income of departing households$61,646

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8

Housing units authorised in the latest year10,299

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.3%

Violent crime rate439

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.7°F

Annual precipitation33.5 in

Annual snowfall17.2 in

Average daily solar energy4.43 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F45 days

Days at or below freezing94 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b

Frost-free days194 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131

Electric utilities serving this county2

Electricity price per kWh15.0¢

Household electricity use873 kWh

Residential natural gas price$20.23

Homes heated by electricity26.9%

Homes heated by utility gas63.1%

Homes heated by propane7.8%

Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%

Homes heated by wood1.2%

Households with broadband92.5%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk69.4

Coastal flood risk0.0

Drought risk50.1

Landslide risk50.6

Hail risk87.3

Earthquake risk52.5

Tornado risk84.9

Tropical cyclone risk10.4

Extreme heat risk78.8

Winter weather risk86.9

Strong wind risk68.8

Wildfire risk70.0

Sports

Major pro teams based here0

NFL teams based here0

NBA teams based here0

MLB teams based here0

NHL teams based here0

MLS soccer teams based here1

Top-division college football teams2

Second-tier college football teams0

Affiliated minor league baseball teams1

AHL teams based here0

ECHL teams based here1

All 105 counties in Kansas

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Johnson$391,200 Sedgwick$203,300 Shawnee$180,900 Wyandotte$172,300 Douglas$309,400 Leavenworth$282,900 Riley$237,100 Butler$217,600 Reno$132,500 Saline$179,600 Crawford$132,600 Finney$201,400 Geary$172,700 Miami$287,700 Cowley$120,900 Ford$151,100 Harvey$180,300 Lyon$150,600 Montgomery$101,700 McPherson$211,200 Ellis$216,300 Pottawatomie$245,900 Franklin$198,700 Barton$126,400 Sumner$135,100 Seward$136,500 Labette$94,600 Cherokee$100,100 Dickinson$146,800 Jefferson$216,900 Atchison$145,700 Osage$156,800 Neosho$111,300 Bourbon$113,800 Jackson$207,300 Allen$107,600 Marion$124,200 Nemaha$217,200 Marshall$127,700 Linn$173,600 Rice$104,600 Brown$118,100 Pratt$114,600 Cloud$100,000 Wilson$93,500 Coffey$157,400 Clay$155,900 Thomas$172,700 Anderson$171,400 Doniphan$135,200 Grant$110,300 Kingman$111,100 Wabaunsee$177,300 Russell$119,000 Ellsworth$114,900 Pawnee$93,000 Greenwood$88,700 Sherman$136,700 Ottawa$166,000 Mitchell$133,800 Gray$206,000 Washington$117,100 Harper$83,800 Norton$101,500 Morris$129,600 Stevens$129,300 Scott$160,000 Phillips$96,500 Rooks$89,000 Republic$75,600 Barber$97,000 Stafford$97,600 Meade$148,900 Kearny$200,900 Haskell$165,100 Smith$94,100 Osborne$86,400 Chautauqua$65,500 Woodson$81,200 Rush$83,600 Lincoln$96,900 Jewell$64,600 Gove$118,400 Edwards$70,900 Trego$120,900 Decatur$89,500 Logan$117,900 Ness$89,700 Cheyenne$125,900 Morton$96,100 Chase$109,700 Rawlins$103,800 Hamilton$115,800 Elk$68,500 Sheridan$167,200 Kiowa$155,300 Graham$89,900 Wichita$99,300 Stanton$67,800 Clark$87,600 Comanche$69,600 Hodgeman$101,600 Lane$127,100 Wallace$105,000 Greeley$115,200

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.