Pratt, KS

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pratt, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.2%), White (Hispanic) (4.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.95%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.25%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.52%).

N/A of the households in Pratt, 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.

99.8% of the residents in Pratt, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pratt, KS are Pratt Community College (297 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Pratt, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11 minutes. The average car ownership in Pratt, KS was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pratt, KS is home to a population of 6.56k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.13% of Pratt, KS residents were born outside of the country (74 people).

In 2023, there were 17.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.39k people) in Pratt, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 308 White (Hispanic) and 259 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

99.5%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pratt, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.39k ± 133
White (Hispanic)
308 ± 180
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
259 ± 114

10.2%

Hispanic Population

671 people

In 2023, there were 17.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.39k people) in Pratt, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 308 White (Hispanic) and 259 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.2% of the people in Pratt, KS are hispanic (671 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

1.13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

74 people

1.24%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

82 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
83 ± 58
Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 38
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 33

Pratt, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pratt, KS employs 3.2k people. The largest industries in Pratt, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (641 people), Retail Trade (360 people), and Educational Services (354 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($70,588), Wholesale Trade ($62,917), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,342).

Males in Kansas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,429. The income inequality in Kansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.2k

2023 Value

± 382

−3.06%

1 Year decline

± 16.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pratt, KS, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (365 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (334 people), and Management Occupations (331 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pratt, 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

3.2k

2023 Value

± 382

−3.06%

1 Year decline

± 16.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pratt, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (641 people), Retail Trade (360 people), and Educational Services (354 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pratt, KS, though some of these residents may live in Pratt, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($78,281), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,031), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,743).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,487), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($52,568), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,250).

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

In 2022, universities in Pratt, KS awarded 297 degrees. The student population of Pratt, KS in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

The largest universities in Pratt, KS by number of degrees awarded are Pratt Community College (297 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Pratt, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (102 and 34.3%), General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation (68 and 22.9%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (65 and 21.9%).

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Pratt, KS was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Pratt, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Pratt Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

297 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pratt Community College with 297 degrees awarded.

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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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A 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

People in Pratt, KS have an average commute time of 11 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pratt, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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

$63,512

Median Household Income

± $5,455

N/A

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Pratt, 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 Pratt, 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 2023

Drove Alone (82%)
Walked (7.13%)
Worked At Home (5.37%)

In 2023, 82% of workers in Pratt, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (7.13%) and those who worked at home (5.37%).

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

11 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pratt, KS have a shorter commute time (11 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.52% of the workforce in Pratt, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pratt, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pratt, KS have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pratt, KS (614 out of 5.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than 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 Pratt, KS is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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