Blue Rapids, KS

Census Place

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2022 Population

1,076

1.37% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

45.1

0.67% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

10%

29.2% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$47,604

8.04% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$51,700

3.9% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Blue Rapids, KS had a population of 1.08k people with a median age of 45.1 and a median household income of $47,604. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Blue Rapids, KS declined from 1,091 to 1,076, a −1.37% decrease and its median household income grew from $44,063 to $47,604, a 8.04% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Blue Rapids, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.65%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.04%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.186%), and White (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Blue Rapids, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Blue Rapids, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Blue Rapids, KS was $51,700, and the homeownership rate was 82.6%.

Most people in Blue Rapids, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Blue Rapids, KS was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Blue Rapids, KS is home to a population of 1.08k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.279% of Blue Rapids, KS residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2022, there were 20 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1k people) in Blue Rapids, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 50 Two+ (Hispanic) and 22 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Blue Rapids, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Blue Rapids, KS was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Blue Rapids, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blue Rapids, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
1k ± 167
Two+ (Hispanic)
50 ± 49.2
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
22 ± 22

4.65%

Hispanic Population

50 people

4.65% of the people in Blue Rapids, KS are hispanic (50 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Blue Rapids, KS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.279%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

0.183%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

As of 2022, 0.279% of Blue Rapids, KS residents (3 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Blue Rapids, KS was 0.183%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Blue Rapids, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
38 ± 25
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 27
Korea
6 ± 13

Blue Rapids, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.9 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Blue Rapids, KS employs 520 people. The largest industries in Blue Rapids, KS are Manufacturing (126 people), Retail Trade (88 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (83 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,500), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,125).

Employment

Occupations

520

2022 Value

± 105

13%

1 Year growth

± 24.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Blue Rapids, KS grew at a rate of 13%, from 460 employees to 520 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blue Rapids, KS, are Production Occupations (89 people), Sales & Related Occupations (77 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (55 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blue Rapids, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

520

2022 Value

± 105

13%

1 Year growth

± 24.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Blue Rapids, KS grew at a rate of 13%, from 460 employees to 520 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blue Rapids, KS, are Manufacturing (126 people), Retail Trade (88 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (83 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blue Rapids, KS, though some of these residents may live in Blue Rapids, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,306

Median earning men ± $3,632

$17,344

Median earning women ± $5,476

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,156), Construction ($50,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,472).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($41,429), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,375), and Public Administration ($14,519).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Blue Rapids, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Blue Rapids, KS was $51,700 in 2022, which is 0.183 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $53,800 to $51,700, a 3.9% decrease. The homeownership rate in Blue Rapids, KS is 82.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Blue Rapids, KS have an average commute time of 16.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blue Rapids, KS is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$51,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$25,059

$366

Median Property Taxes

±$81

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Blue Rapids, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Blue Rapids, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.6%

Homeownership

2022

60.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 82.6% of the housing units in Blue Rapids, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Blue Rapids, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 701.82

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Blue Rapids, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,604

Median Household Income

± $16,623

443

Number of Households

± 90

In 2022, the median household income of the 443 households in Blue Rapids, KS grew to $47,604 from the previous year's value of $44,063.

The following chart displays the households in Blue Rapids, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blue Rapids, KS is from Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (89.2%)
Carpooled (8.57%)
Walked (1.22%)

In 2022, 89.2% of workers in Blue Rapids, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.57%) and those who walked to work (1.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blue Rapids, KS have a shorter commute time (16.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.66% of the workforce in Blue Rapids, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Blue Rapids, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Blue Rapids, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Blue Rapids, KS have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blue Rapids, KS (104 out of 1.04k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blue Rapids, KS is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92% of the population of Blue Rapids, KS has health coverage, with 47% on employee plans, 15.1% on Medicaid, 19.6% on Medicare, 9.96% on non-group plans, and 0.29% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Marshall County, KS see 1930 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.567% decrease from the previous year (1941 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1426 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1247 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,930 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Marshall County, KS

Primary care physicians in Marshall County, KS see an average of 1,930 patients per year. This represents a 0.567% decrease from the previous year (1,941 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Marshall County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.03%

Uninsured

47%

Employer Coverage

15.1%

Medicaid

19.6%

Medicare

9.96%

Non-Group

0.29%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blue Rapids, KS declined by 9.2% from 8.84% to 8.03%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Blue Rapids, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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