Sumner County, Kansas

Sumner County has a population of 22,353 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $135,100, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $63,951.

Home price
$135,100
Income
$63,951
Population
22,353
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$135,100county
Median gross rent$825county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198067.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,065county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$812county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,277county
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$63,951county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate10.6%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 home7.1%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$39,285county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.58%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 time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport885585county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station51 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths49.2county
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 higher25.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.7%county
Public schools in the county20county
Public school enrollment3381county
Students per full-time teacher11.0county
Free lunch eligible53.1%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

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

Population22,353county
Land area in square miles1,182county
People per square mile of land18.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract36.5%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.5%county
Share of households that are one person34.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents268county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in597county
Households that moved away649county
Average income of arriving households$48,116county
Average income of departing households$49,824county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year25county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature59°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.2 incounty
Annual snowfall13.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F56 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing88 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days199 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 14county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use876 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity20.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.6%county
Homes heated by propane16.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood3.8%county
Households with broadband84.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk46.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk77.8county
Landslide risk32.4county
Hail risk80.6county
Earthquake risk31.7county
Tornado risk79.0county
Tropical cyclone risk20.2county
Extreme heat risk66.6county
Winter weather risk41.8county
Strong wind risk66.9county
Wildfire risk64.8county

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 Sumner 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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