Allen County, KS

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2023 Population

12,491

0.502% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

13.1%

13.7% 1-year decrease

About

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None of the households in Allen 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.

98.2% of the residents in Allen County, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Allen County, KS are Allen County Community College (349 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Allen County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Allen County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Allen County, KS borders Anderson County, KS, Bourbon County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Linn County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, and Woodson County, KS.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Allen County, KS is home to a population of 12.5k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.84% of Allen County, KS residents were born outside of the country (355 people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

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

Foreign-Born Population

2.84%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

355 people

2.75%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

345 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
345 ± 90
Gulf War (2001-)
105 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
99 ± 56

Allen County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.29 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Allen County, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Allen County, KS are Manufacturing (1,030 people), Educational Services (741 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (737 people), and the highest paying industries are .

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

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Allen County, KS, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Allen County, 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 Allen County, KS, are Manufacturing (1,030 people), Educational Services (741 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (737 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Allen County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Allen County, 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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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,198), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,212), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,739).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,208), Construction ($55,078), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,491).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Retail Trade
24
Health Care and Social Assistance
21
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$73.1k
Manufacturing
$26.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$16.6k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Allen County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.77%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (71.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.77%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Allen County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.77%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Allen County, KS 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

In 2022, universities in Allen County, KS awarded 349 degrees. The student population of Allen County, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 739 male students and 1,268 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Allen County, KS are White (273 and 78.2%), followed by Black or African American (28 and 8.02%), Hispanic or Latino (25 and 7.16%), and Two or More Races (9 and 2.58%).

The largest universities in Allen County, KS by number of degrees awarded are Allen County Community College (349 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Allen County, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (222 and 63.6%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (59 and 16.9%), and Child Care & Support Services Management (24 and 6.88%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
222 degrees awarded
Child Care & Support Services Management
14 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
8 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Allen County, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 222 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Allen County Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

349 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Allen County Community College with 349 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 99 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Allen County, KS, which is 0.396 times less than the 250 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 273 degrees mean that there were 9.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 28 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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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

People in Allen County, KS have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Allen County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 10.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Allen County, KS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.3%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Allen County, 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 Allen County, KS is from Kansas.

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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 (77.4%)
Carpooled (11.2%)
Worked At Home (4.99%)

In 2023, 77.4% of workers in Allen County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) and those who worked at home (4.99%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Allen County, KS have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.23% of the workforce in Allen County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 10.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Allen County, KS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Allen County, KS (1.58k out of 12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

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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 Allen County, 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.

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

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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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Allen County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Allen County, KS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 40% in Allen County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Allen County, KS.