Kansas Profile and Statistics

Kansas Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Kansas had 1083868 total households with the average home having 2.47 residents and the average family coming in at 3.02.

Of those homes reported, 31.7% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 22.7% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 24987 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 71911 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Kansas, 302298 people live alone, and of that, 104079 are 65 and over.

There were 371792 (34.3%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 242519 (22.4%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Kansas

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 2675692, 40.5 percent are the main “Householder,” while 21.3 are spouses. There are 782940 children, and 106570 comprise “other relatives.” 131754 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 51348 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Kansas Census Marital Status data

In Kansas, there are 1073107 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 319228 have never married; 607088 are currently still married, but have separated. 14514 are legally separated, 104722 are divorced and 27555 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1111542), 23% never married, 53.2% are married but separated while 1.7% are legally still separated. 12.1% are divorced and 10% are widowed.

Kansas Fertility Rates and KS Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Kansas (KS): In the 2007 report, 42275 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Kansas (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 12332 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 39 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 62 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 28 babies, while there were 121 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 21.

Kansas Grandparents Statistics

There are 40314 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 18600 (46.1%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 61.4% are the grandmothers and 76.6% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 4808 have done it for less than a year; 4763 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 3128 handling things 3 or 4 years and 5901 doing the job 5 or more years.

Kansas School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (KS)

In Kansas, 757770 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 48860 (6.4%) are in nursery or preschool; 37977 (5%) are in kindergarten, while 300171 (39.6%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 161616 (21.3%) are slogging through High School, while 209146 (27.6%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 30.3% (537794); 18.6% (330097) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (1773908), 75166 (4.2%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 128500 (7.2%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 537794 (30.3%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 404409 (22.8%) have some college experience but no degree; 125972 (7.1%) reached an Associate’s degree; 330097 (18.6%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 171970 (9.7%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Kansas is 2051477. Of that, 236737 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 2505597 (100%) – of that, 365905 (14.6%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (419282), 26229 (6.3%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (1754295), 205339 (11.7%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (332020), 134337 (40.5%) have a disability.

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