Fort Riley, KS

Census Place

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2023 Population

8,595

0.325% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

22.3

1.76% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$222,100

0.863% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Fort Riley, KS had a population of 8.6k people with a median age of 22.3 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fort Riley, KS declined from 8,623 to 8,595, a −0.325% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Fort Riley, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Fort Riley, KS was $222,100, and the homeownership rate was 2.18%.

Most people in Fort Riley, KS walked to work, and the average commute time was 7.61 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Riley, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Fort Riley, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Fort Riley, KS are Accommodation & Food Services (203 people), Finance & Insurance (174 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (119 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($80,469), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($39,632), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,645).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Fort Riley, KS stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Riley, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (213 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (113 people), and Management Occupations (85 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Riley, 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Riley, KS, are Accommodation & Food Services (203 people), Finance & Insurance (174 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (119 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Riley, KS, though some of these residents may live in Fort Riley, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

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

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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 N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

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 Fort Riley, KS was $222,100 in 2023, which is 0.732 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $220,200 to $222,100, a 0.863% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Riley, KS is 2.18%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Fort Riley, KS have an average commute time of 7.61 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Fort Riley, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$222,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,835

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Median Property Taxes

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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 Fort Riley, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Fort Riley, KS colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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1.79k

Number of Households

± 373

In N/A, the median household income of the 1.79k households in Fort Riley, KS N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Riley, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Riley, KS is from Fort Riley, KS.

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Fort Riley, KS across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Walked (53.5%)
Drove Alone (35.5%)
Carpooled (6.23%)

In 2023, 53.5% of workers in Fort Riley, KS walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (35.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.23%).

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

7.61 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Riley, KS have a shorter commute time (7.61 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Riley, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Riley, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Riley, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Riley, KS (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Riley, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

N/A% of the population of Fort Riley, KS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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