Johnson County, KS

County

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2024 Population
620,631
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.6
0.783% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.41%
1.46% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$109,208
1.82% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$391,200
6.89% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
341,320
1.11% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Johnson County, 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.

95.6% of the residents in Johnson County, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Johnson County, KS are Johnson County Community College (2,939 degrees awarded in 2023), MidAmerica Nazarene University (466 degrees), and Ottawa University-Online (408 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Johnson County, KS was $391,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.5%.

Most people in Johnson County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Johnson County, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Johnson County, KS is home to a population of 621k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.04% of Johnson County, KS residents were born outside of the country (56.1k people).

In 2024, there were 14.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (473k people) in Johnson County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 32.3k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 29.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%
2024 Citizenship
95.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Johnson County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Johnson County, KS was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Johnson County, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    473k ± 1.08k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    32.3k ± 751
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    29.8k ± 968
9.32%
Hispanic Population
57.8k people

In 2024, there were 14.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (473k people) in Johnson County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 32.3k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 29.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.32% of the people in Johnson County, KS are hispanic (57.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Johnson County, KS as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    83,075 ± 6,976 people
  2. India
    12,929 ± 2,785 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.04%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
56.1k people
8.88%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
54.6k people

As of 2024, 9.04% of Johnson County, KS residents (56.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Johnson County, KS was 8.88%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    8,242 ± 711
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    5,950 ± 592
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    4,306 ± 468

Johnson County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.39 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Johnson County, KS employs 341k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Johnson County, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (49,622 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (48,193 people), and Retail Trade (34,438 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($96,196), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,747), and Information ($92,571).

Employment

Occupations

341k
2024 Value
± 4,530
1.11%
1 Year growth
± 1.85%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Johnson County, KS grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 338k employees to 341k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Johnson County, KS, are Management Occupations (50,901 people), Sales & Related Occupations (36,197 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (33,027 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Johnson County, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

341k
2024 Value
± 4,530
1.11%
1 Year growth
± 1.85%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Johnson County, KS grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 338k employees to 341k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Johnson County, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (49,622 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (48,193 people), and Retail Trade (34,438 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Johnson County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Johnson County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$74,523
Median earning men ± $1,004
$52,112
Median earning women ± $889

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($100,104), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($99,317), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,534).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,954), Information ($74,506), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,355).

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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%.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 1,973
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 1,125
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. 1,098
    Finance and Insurance

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $3.66M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. $2.98M
    Finance and Insurance
  3. $2.68M
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (41%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Johnson County, KS awarded 4,557 degrees. The student population of Johnson County, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 9,324 male students and 12,148 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Johnson County, KS are White (2,846 and 64.5%), Hispanic or Latino (470 and 10.7%), Black or African American (328 and 7.43%), and Asian (305 and 6.91%).

The largest universities in Johnson County, KS by number of degrees awarded are Johnson County Community College (2,939 and 64.5%), MidAmerica Nazarene University (466 and 10.2%), and Ottawa University-Online (408 and 8.95%).

The most popular majors in Johnson County, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,190 and 26.1%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (457 and 10%), and General Cosmetology (265 and 5.82%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $11,976.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Johnson County, KS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 73.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 21,472 (43.4% men and 56.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 21,472 students enrolled in Johnson County, KS, 43.4% men and 56.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 12,979 records, of which 56.6% were women and 43.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    1,181 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    58 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    53 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Johnson County, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,181 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Johnson County Community College
    2,939 degrees awarded
  2. MidAmerica Nazarene University
    466 degrees awarded
  3. Ottawa University-Online
    408 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Johnson County Community College with 2,939 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,654 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Johnson County, KS, which is 0.57 times less than the 2,903 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,846 degrees mean that there were 6.06 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 470 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($11,976) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,320) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,560) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Johnson County, KS was $391,200 in 2024, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $366,000 to $391,200, a 6.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Johnson County, KS is 68.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Johnson County, KS have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Johnson County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Johnson County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.241%.

Housing

Property

$391,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,069
$171,016
Median Property Taxes
±$2,646

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 Johnson County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

68.5%
Homeownership
2024
63.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.5% of the housing units in Johnson County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$109,208
Median Household Income
± $1,170
250k
Number of Households
± 3,602

In 2024, the median household income of the 250k households in Johnson County, KS grew to $109,208 from the previous year's value of $107,261.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Johnson County, KS is from Kansas.
0.458
2023 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.4%)
  3. Carpooled (5.88%)

In 2024, 69.5% of workers in Johnson County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.88%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Johnson County, KS have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.01% of the workforce in Johnson County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Johnson County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.241%.

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Poverty & Diversity

5.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Johnson County, KS (33.3k out of 615k 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 Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Johnson County, 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 4.9% of the children was living in poverty in Johnson County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.3%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 157 in Johnson County, KS. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 19.3 per 100,000 population.

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Health

95.1% of the population of Johnson County, KS has health coverage, with 65.6% on employee plans, 4.78% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 0.907% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, KS see 842 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (842 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1120 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 315 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

842 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Johnson County, KS

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, KS see an average of 842 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (842 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.87%
Uninsured
65.6%
Employer Coverage
4.78%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
0.907%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Johnson County, KS declined by 5.17% from 5.14% to 4.87%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 39.4 in Johnson County, KS.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.6% in Johnson County, KS.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.94% in Johnson County, KS.

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