Basehor, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

7,491

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.8

0.518% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.95%

18.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$116,769

9.82% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Basehor, KS is home to a population of 7.49k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.98% of Basehor, KS residents were born outside of the country (223 people).

In 2024, there were 22.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.43k people) in Basehor, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 282 White (Hispanic) and 217 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Basehor, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Basehor, KS was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Basehor, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.43k ± 316
White (Hispanic)
282 ± 174
Other (Hispanic)
217 ± 155

9.87%

Hispanic Population

739 people

9.87% of the people in Basehor, KS are hispanic (739 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

2.98%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

223 people

1.51%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

109 people

As of 2024, 2.98% of Basehor, KS residents (223 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 Basehor, KS was 1.51%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
215 ± 95
Vietnam
144 ± 87
Gulf War (1990s)
135 ± 122

Basehor, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Basehor, KS.

Economy

The economy of Basehor, KS employs 3.49k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Basehor, KS were Retail Trade (489 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (437 people), and Construction (418 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($153,229), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($94,864), and Transportation & Warehousing ($93,750).

Employment

Occupations

3.49k

2024 Value

± 442

11.4%

1 Year growth

± 16.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Basehor, KS grew at a rate of 11.4%, from 3.13k employees to 3.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Basehor, KS, are Management Occupations (556 people), Sales & Related Occupations (358 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (323 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Basehor, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.49k

2024 Value

± 442

11.4%

1 Year growth

± 16.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Basehor, KS grew at a rate of 11.4%, from 3.13k employees to 3.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Basehor, KS, are Retail Trade (489 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (437 people), and Construction (418 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Basehor, KS, though some of these residents may live in Basehor, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,952

Median earning men ± $11,952

$51,379

Median earning women ± $4,213

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($94,864), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,224), and Manufacturing ($90,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($80,938), Construction ($67,083), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Basehor, KS was $349,900 in 2024, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $314,100 to $349,900, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Basehor, KS is 79.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Basehor, KS have an average commute time of 28.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Basehor, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$349,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,096

$2,218

Median Property Taxes

±$282

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

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

Rent vs Own

79.9%

Homeownership

2024

61.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.9% of the housing units in Basehor, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.6%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$116,769

Median Household Income

± $10,983

2.78k

Number of Households

± 382

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.78k households in Basehor, KS grew to $116,769 from the previous year's value of $106,325.

The following chart displays the households in Basehor, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (77.3%)
Worked At Home (15.2%)
Carpooled (6.45%)

In 2024, 77.3% of workers in Basehor, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.45%).

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

28.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Basehor, KS have a longer commute time (28.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.52% of the workforce in Basehor, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Basehor, KS (516 out of 7.42k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Basehor, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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

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

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

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