Bourbon County, KS

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2024 Population
14,394
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.1
0.773% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.6%
15.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$59,238
12.3% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$113,800
5.76% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,547
3.25% 1-year decline

About

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.

99% of the residents in Bourbon County, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bourbon County, KS are Fort Scott Community College (498 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Bourbon County, KS was $113,800, and the homeownership rate was 74%.

Most people in Bourbon County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Bourbon County, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bourbon County, KS is home to a population of 14.4k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.79% of Bourbon County, KS residents were born outside of the country (258 people).

In 2024, there were 17.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.8k people) in Bourbon County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 736 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 246 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Bourbon County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bourbon County, KS was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bourbon County, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12.8k ± 50
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    736 ± 86
  3. White (Hispanic)
    246 ± 99
3.14%
Hispanic Population
452 people

In 2024, there were 17.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.8k people) in Bourbon County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 736 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 246 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.14% of the people in Bourbon County, KS are hispanic (452 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    83,075 ± 6,976 people
  2. India
    12,929 ± 2,785 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.79%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
258 people
1.69%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
243 people

As of 2024, 1.79% of Bourbon County, KS residents (258 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 Bourbon County, KS was 1.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    206 ± 91
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    146 ± 79
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    53 ± 52

Bourbon County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bourbon County, KS employs 6.55k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bourbon County, KS were Manufacturing (1,619 people), Retail Trade (702 people), and Educational Services (671 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,781), Wholesale Trade ($61,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,990).

Employment

Occupations

6.55k
2024 Value
± 560
−3.25%
1 Year decline
± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bourbon County, KS declined at a rate of −3.25%, from 6.77k employees to 6.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bourbon County, KS, are Production Occupations (973 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (632 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (601 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bourbon County, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.55k
2024 Value
± 560
−3.25%
1 Year decline
± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bourbon County, KS declined at a rate of −3.25%, from 6.77k employees to 6.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bourbon County, KS, are Manufacturing (1,619 people), Retail Trade (702 people), and Educational Services (671 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,746
Median earning men ± $4,335
$33,255
Median earning women ± $4,802

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,063), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($49,479).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,875), Wholesale Trade ($75,144), and Information ($69,167).

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 35
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 25
    Construction
  3. 23
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $59.2k
    Manufacturing
  2. $22.2k
    Wholesale Trade
  3. $19.6k
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (41%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Bourbon County, KS awarded 498 degrees. The student population of Bourbon County, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 704 male students and 760 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bourbon County, KS are White (409 and 82.5%), Hispanic or Latino (34 and 6.85%), Black or African American (33 and 6.65%), and Two or More Races (15 and 3.02%).

The largest universities in Bourbon County, KS by number of degrees awarded are Fort Scott Community College (498 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bourbon County, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (164 and 32.9%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (149 and 29.9%), and Welding Technology (47 and 9.44%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,464 students enrolled in Bourbon County, KS, 48.1% men and 51.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,142 records, of which 52.6% were women and 47.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    164 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    19 degrees awarded
  3. Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment
    14 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Bourbon County, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 164 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Fort Scott Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
498 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fort Scott Community College with 498 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 198 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bourbon County, KS, which is 0.66 times less than the 300 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 409 degrees mean that there were 12 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 34 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,860) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,830) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,236) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bourbon County, KS was $113,800 in 2024, which is 0.342 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,600 to $113,800, a 5.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Bourbon County, KS is 74%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bourbon County, KS have an average commute time of 19.6 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.

In 2025, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bourbon County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.05%.

Housing

Property

$113,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,418
$4,324
Median Property Taxes
±$437

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 Bourbon County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74%
Homeownership
2024
61.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74% of the housing units in Bourbon County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$59,238
Median Household Income
± $7,304
5.84k
Number of Households
± 508

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.84k households in Bourbon County, KS declined from $59,238 from the previous year's value of $67,555.

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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bourbon County, KS is from Kansas.
0.458
2023 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.1%)
  2. Carpooled (14.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.1%)

In 2024, 69.1% of workers in Bourbon County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who worked at home (11.1%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bourbon County, KS have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.57% of the workforce in Bourbon County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bourbon County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.05%.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bourbon County, KS (1.92k out of 14k 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22% of the children was living in poverty in Bourbon County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.4%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 522 in Bourbon County, KS. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 206 per 100,000 population.

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Health

91.7% of the population of Bourbon County, KS has health coverage, with 47.9% on employee plans, 15.9% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 9.46% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bourbon County, KS see 2,387 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,387 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3623 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1201 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,387 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bourbon County, KS

Primary care physicians in Bourbon County, KS see an average of 2,387 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,387 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.26%
Uninsured
47.9%
Employer Coverage
15.9%
Medicaid
16.5%
Medicare
9.46%
Non-Group
2.04%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bourbon County, KS grew by 5.45% from 7.83% to 8.26%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 66.6 in Bourbon County, KS.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 42.5% in Bourbon County, KS.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 10.1% in Bourbon County, KS.

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