Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Pottawatomie County has a population of 26,204 and has grown 7.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $245,900, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $92,325.

Home price
$245,900
Income
$92,325
Population
26,204
Unemployment
2.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$245,900county
Median gross rent$924county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198043.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,068county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$875county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,485county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$92,325county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate6.7%county

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 home7.4%county
Unemployment rate2.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government25.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry32.3%county
Economic output per resident$60,698county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.14%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

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 time23.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport85901county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.7%county
Traffic deaths7.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

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 higher38.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.4%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment4265county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible30.7%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians74county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year5.3%county
Frequent mental distress14.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.1%county

Place

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

Population26,204county
Land area in square miles841county
People per square mile of land31.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1828.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.3%county
Share of households that are one person23.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents166county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in741county
Households that moved away764county
Average income of arriving households$71,096county
Average income of departing households$55,603county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year132county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.3%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.4 incounty
Annual snowfall30.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing101 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days191 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use952 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.8%county
Homes heated by propane21.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood3.5%county
Households with broadband92.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk34.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.9county
Landslide risk77.3county
Hail risk58.5county
Earthquake risk21.3county
Tornado risk57.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk56.1county
Winter weather risk76.4county
Strong wind risk45.2county
Wildfire risk90.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Pottawatomie County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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