Bourbon County, KS

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2023 Population

14,384

0.146% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

11.8%

7.93% 1-year decrease

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bourbon County, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.01%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.18%), White (Hispanic) (1.67%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.04%).

None of the households in Bourbon 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.

98.9% of the residents in Bourbon County, KS are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Bourbon County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Bourbon County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Bourbon County, KS borders Allen County, KS, Anderson County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Linn County, KS, Neosho County, KS, and Vernon County, MO.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Bourbon County, KS is home to a population of 14.4k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Bourbon County, KS residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 17.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.8k people) in Bourbon County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 720 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 313 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bourbon County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.8k ± 70
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
720 ± 101
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
313 ± 96

Hispanic Population

432 people

3% of the people in Bourbon County, KS are hispanic (432 people).

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

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Mexico
82,300 ± 6,944 people
India
14,639 ± 2,963 people
Vietnam
10,989 ± 2,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Bourbon County, KS was Mexico, the natal country of 82,300 Bourbon County, KS residents, followed by India with 14,639 and Vietnam with 10,989.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
183 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
177 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
108 ± 79

Bourbon County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bourbon County, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Bourbon County, KS are Manufacturing (1,561 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (761 people), and Retail Trade (723 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,913), Wholesale Trade ($64,519), and Information ($59,250).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bourbon County, KS, are Production Occupations (995 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (754 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (597 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bourbon 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 Bourbon County, KS, are Manufacturing (1,561 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (761 people), and Retail Trade (723 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bourbon County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Bourbon 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 ($75,583), Wholesale Trade ($58,438), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,442).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($98,563), Wholesale Trade ($72,612), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,603).

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

35
Other Services (except Public Administration)
25
Construction
23
Retail Trade

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

$59.2k
Manufacturing
$22.2k
Wholesale Trade
$19.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bourbon County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 75.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.68%).

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 (75.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.68%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Bourbon 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 Bourbon County, KS awarded 441 degrees. The student population of Bourbon County, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 686 male students and 813 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,499 students enrolled in Bourbon County, KS, 45.8% men and 54.2% women.

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Completions

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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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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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 Bourbon County, KS have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bourbon County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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61.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bourbon 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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon County, KS is from Bourbon County, KS.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Bourbon County, KS across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (71.5%)
Carpooled (14.8%)
Worked At Home (11.8%)

In 2023, 71.5% of workers in Bourbon County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who worked at home (11.8%).

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

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bourbon County, KS have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.43% of the workforce in Bourbon County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bourbon 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 Bourbon County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bourbon County, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bourbon County, KS (1.65k out of 14k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bourbon County, KS is White, followed by Asian 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 22.3% of the children was living in poverty in Bourbon County, KS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 9.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

7.83%

Uninsured

46.9%

Employer Coverage

16.7%

Medicaid

15.7%

Medicare

10.9%

Non-Group

1.93%

Military or VA

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

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