KS · STATE PERSPECTIVE
How does Kansas compare?
Explore the income, housing, work, health coverage, and people behind Kansas’s economic picture. Each measure tells a different part of the story.
Median household income$75,514#33 of 50 states · highest first ↗Reported monthly rent$1,079#13 of 50 states · lowest first ↗Mean commute time20.0 min#7 of 50 states · lowest first ↗
Calculated uninsured share8.5%Uninsured ÷ (insured + uninsured)
INCOME
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $75,514 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| Per capita income | $41,580 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean household income | $101,988 | #30Highest first | ↗ |
HOUSING
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 1,275,689 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Vacant housing units | 105,627 | #36Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported monthly rent | $1,079 | #13Lowest first | ↗ |
WORK
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed residents | 1,497,364 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| Unemployed residents | 57,070 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| Armed Forces personnel | 22,318 | #14Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents outside the labor force | 789,001 | #35Highest first | ↗ |
| Public transportation commuters | 5,225 | #36Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents working from home | 153,539 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean commute time | 20.0 min | #7Lowest first | ↗ |
| Private wage workers | 1,159,051 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| Government workers | 253,143 | #30Highest first | ↗ |
| Self-employed workers | 82,409 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
HEALTH COVERAGE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with health insurance | 2,659,015 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents without health insurance | 248,116 | #31Highest first | ↗ |
| Private health insurance | 2,145,888 | #32Highest first | ↗ |
| Public health insurance | 888,431 | #35Highest first | ↗ |
SUPPORT
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported SNAP receipt | 71,066 | #37Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported Social Security income | 372,348 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported retirement income | 296,108 | #32Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported SSI receipt | 44,382 | #36Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported cash public assistance | 15,705 | #42Highest first | ↗ |
PEOPLE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,970,606 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| White non-Hispanic population | 2,133,139 | #32Highest first | ↗ |
| Black or African American population | 152,192 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population | 13,550 | #27Highest first | ↗ |
| Asian population | 89,273 | #30Highest first | ↗ |
| Hispanic or Latino population | 422,762 | #28Highest first | ↗ |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.
CONTEXT MATTERS
These measures describe the state as a whole. They do not describe every household, identify the same people across measures, or show what an individual family has left after expenses. Read the source and methodology before interpreting rank differences.