Baxter Springs, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

3,855

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.2

5.24% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

24.3%

23.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,404

14.5% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Baxter Springs, KS is home to a population of 3.86k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.22% of Baxter Springs, KS residents were born outside of the country (47 people).

In 2024, there were 15.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.17k people) in Baxter Springs, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 200 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 136 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Baxter Springs, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Baxter Springs, KS was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Baxter Springs, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.17k ± 274
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
200 ± 93
Other (Non-Hispanic)
136 ± 172

6.07%

Hispanic Population

234 people

6.07% of the people in Baxter Springs, KS are hispanic (234 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Baxter Springs, 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

1.22%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

2.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

91 people

As of 2024, 1.22% of Baxter Springs, KS residents (47 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 Baxter Springs, KS was 2.36%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
76 ± 45
Gulf War (2001-)
68 ± 52
Gulf War (1990s)
26 ± 28

Baxter Springs, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Baxter Springs, KS employs 1.85k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Baxter Springs, KS were Manufacturing (359 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (305 people), and Educational Services (254 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,750), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($58,558), and Wholesale Trade ($51,818).

Employment

Occupations

1.85k

2024 Value

± 338

0.542%

1 Year growth

± 25.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baxter Springs, KS grew at a rate of 0.542%, from 1.84k employees to 1.85k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Baxter Springs, KS, are Production Occupations (353 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (216 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (190 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Baxter Springs, 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

1.85k

2024 Value

± 338

0.542%

1 Year growth

± 25.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baxter Springs, KS grew at a rate of 0.542%, from 1.84k employees to 1.85k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baxter Springs, KS, are Manufacturing (359 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (305 people), and Educational Services (254 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Baxter Springs, KS, though some of these residents may live in Baxter Springs, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,294

Median earning men ± $1,112

$31,771

Median earning women ± $12,096

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,298), Manufacturing ($37,256), and Retail Trade ($36,786).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,477), Retail Trade ($50,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,304).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Baxter Springs, KS was $92,900 in 2024, which is 0.279 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $87,600 to $92,900, a 6.05% increase. The homeownership rate in Baxter Springs, KS is 74.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Baxter Springs, KS have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Baxter Springs, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$92,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,931

$1,180

Median Property Taxes

±$240

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 Baxter Springs, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.5%

Homeownership

2024

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.5% of the housing units in Baxter Springs, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Baxter Springs, 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.

$51,404

Median Household Income

± $10,834

1.58k

Number of Households

± 290

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.58k households in Baxter Springs, KS declined from $51,404 from the previous year's value of $60,139.

The following chart displays the households in Baxter Springs, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Baxter Springs, 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 (85.8%)
Carpooled (7.17%)
Worked At Home (3.4%)

In 2024, 85.8% of workers in Baxter Springs, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.17%) and those who worked at home (3.4%).

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

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Baxter Springs, KS have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1% of the workforce in Baxter Springs, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baxter Springs, KS (926 out of 3.81k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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