Hays, KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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US Senator

N/AJerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ARoger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

32.5

1.22% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$59,889

0.375% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$211,100

6.03% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Hays, KS had a population of N/A people with a median age of 32.5 and a median household income of $59,889. Between N/A and N/A the population of Hays, KS N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $59,665 to $59,889, a 0.375% increase.

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None of the households in Hays, 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.

The largest universities in Hays, KS are Fort Hays State University (3,350 degrees awarded in 2023) and Hays Academy of Hair Design (51 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Hays, KS was $211,100, and the homeownership rate was 62.4%.

Most people in Hays, KS N/A, and the average commute time was 13 minutes. The average car ownership in Hays, KS was N/A per household.

United States Kansas

Economy

The economy of Hays, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Hays, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,967 people), Educational Services (2,632 people), and Retail Trade (1,873 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

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hays, KS, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hays, 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 Hays, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,967 people), Educational Services (2,632 people), and Retail Trade (1,873 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hays, KS, though some of these residents may live in Hays, 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 ($81,902), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,250), and Information ($65,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,250), Information ($58,393), and Public Administration ($51,821).

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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Construction
63
Retail Trade
59
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

$160k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$61k
Retail Trade
$57k
Manufacturing

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

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

N/AJerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ARoger 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.

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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 2023, universities in Hays, KS awarded 3,401 degrees. The student population of Hays, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,787 male students and 8,130 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hays, KS are White (1,838 and 54.9%), followed by Unknown (1,109 and 33.1%), Hispanic or Latino (215 and 6.43%), and Black or African American (97 and 2.9%).

The largest universities in Hays, KS by number of degrees awarded are Fort Hays State University (3,350 and 98.5%) and Hays Academy of Hair Design (51 and 1.5%).

The most popular majors in Hays, KS are General Finance (409 and 12%), Operations Management & Supervision (235 and 6.91%), and International Economics (230 and 6.76%).

The median tuition cost in Hays, KS for a public four year colleges is $4,437 for in-state students and $15,615 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Hays, KS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 91.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 44.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 12,917 (37.1% men and 62.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 12,917 students enrolled in Hays, KS, 37.1% men and 62.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 7,168 records, of which 66.4% were women and 33.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

International Economics
230 degrees awarded
General Finance
409 degrees awarded
Operations Management & Supervision
235 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hays, KS was International Economics with 230 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Fort Hays State University
3,350 degrees awarded
Hays Academy of Hair Design
51 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fort Hays State University with 3,350 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,174 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hays, KS, which is 0.527 times less than the 2,227 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 1,838 degrees mean that there were 1.66 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 1,109 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($4,437) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,196) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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

The median property value in Hays, KS was $211,100 in 2023, which is 0.696 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $199,100 to $211,100, a 6.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Hays, KS is 62.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Hays, KS have an average commute time of 13 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Hays, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$211,100

Median Property Value 2023

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Median Property Taxes

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

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

Rent vs Own

62.4%

Homeownership

2023

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 62.4% of the housing units in Hays, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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$59,889

Median Household Income

± $4,452

12.2k

Number of Households

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In 2023, the median household income of the 12.2k households in Hays, KS grew to $59,889 from the previous year's value of $59,665.

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

0.462

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 1. 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

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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

13 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hays, KS have a shorter commute time (13 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.12% of the workforce in Hays, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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

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

92.8% of the population of Hays, KS has health coverage, with 56.1% on employee plans, 8.61% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1260 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1271 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1605 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 446 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,260 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kansas

Primary care physicians in Kansas see an average of 1,260 patients per year. This represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1,271 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kansas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 30.1% between 18 and 34 years, 31.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.21%

Uninsured

56.1%

Employer Coverage

8.61%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

14.8%

Non-Group

1.38%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hays, KS grew by 14.4% from 6.3% to 7.21%.

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

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