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Mission Kansas Information: Mission, Kansas is part of JOHNSON County. Population for Mission from the last gathering is 9727. You can view Mission venues that host many Mission KS events every year. You can also research Mission Kansas homes for sale by visiting our Mission Kansas real estate guide. Mission Kansas has a latitude of 38.9686 and a longitude of -94.6752. Zip codes in Mission, KS include 66201 ... more Mission zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Mission, KS
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Mission, KS was 9,727.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Mission was 4,576, which represents 47 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Mission, KS
There are an estimated 1,798 married men in the town. 49.7 percent of men over 15 years old in Mission are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Mission is 5,151 which is 53 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Mission, Kansas
There are an estimated 1,866 married women in the community. 41 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Mission, KS
The median age of people living in Mission, KS was 34.7 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Mission was 483. There were 8,159 people above the age of 18, which represents 83.9 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 14.9 percent of the population (1,449) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Mission, KS
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Mission, KS was 9,518.

White Population in Mission, KS
The estimated White population in the Mission community is 8,652, which is 88.9 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Mission, Kansas
The estimated Black/African American population is 368, which is 3.8 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Mission, KS
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Mission, KS was 32.

Asian Population in Mission, Kansas
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 268.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Mission, KS
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Mission was an estimated 1.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 197, while those of “two or more races” was 209 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Mission community was 478, or 4.9 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Mission, KS
The household population number in Mission was 9,624.

Group Quarters Population in Mission, KS
Group Quarters population in the community was 103.

Average Household Size in Mission, KS
The average household size in Mission is 1.88 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.7 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Mission, KS
At the time of the last census survey, there were 5,329 total housing units in Mission.

The number of occupied housing units was 5,119, or 96.1 of the total units in town. Of these, 2,519 were owner-occupied (49.2), and 2,600 were renter-occupied (50.8, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 210 vacant homes in Mission at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Mission, Kansas
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 2,326, with a median value in dollars of 110,800.

Monthly Owner Costs in Mission, KS
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $926 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Mission, average costs per month were $305 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 6,488 people in the community had a high school degree, or 94.9 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Mission, Kansas
3,079 people in Mission also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 45.1 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Mission, KS
The number of Civilian Veterans in Mission was 994, or 12.4 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Mission, KS
In 2000, there were 1,194 people in Mission, KS listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Mission, KS
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 569 people in Mission who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 6.3 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Mission, Kansas
There were 5,973 in the labor force in Mission at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 73.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Mission was 18.9 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Mission, KS
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $42,298. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Mission, KS
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $59,328. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Mission, Kansas
Per capita income in Mission in the last full census was 27,870. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Mission numbered 80, or 3.6 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Mission, KS
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 621, or 6.6 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.