Louisburg, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

5,094

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.3

3.69% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.73%

26% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$68,824

8.91% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Louisburg, KS is home to a population of 5.09k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.314% of Louisburg, KS residents were born outside of the country (16 people).

In 2024, there were 46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.88k people) in Louisburg, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 106 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 24 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Louisburg, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Louisburg, KS was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Louisburg, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.88k ± 115
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
106 ± 85
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
24 ± 35

1.3%

Hispanic Population

66 people

1.3% of the people in Louisburg, KS are hispanic (66 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Louisburg, 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

0.314%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

16 people

1.29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

65 people

As of 2024, 0.314% of Louisburg, KS residents (16 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 Louisburg, KS was 1.29%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
149 ± 89
Gulf War (2001-)
76 ± 60
Gulf War (1990s)
49 ± 47

Louisburg, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.96 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Louisburg, KS employs 2.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Louisburg, KS were Retail Trade (285 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (280 people), and Construction (258 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($98,000), Utilities ($90,733), and Finance & Insurance ($90,077).

Employment

Occupations

2.4k

2024 Value

± 352

−5.07%

1 Year decline

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Louisburg, KS declined at a rate of −5.07%, from 2.53k employees to 2.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Louisburg, KS, are Sales & Related Occupations (448 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (266 people), and Management Occupations (176 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Louisburg, 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

2.4k

2024 Value

± 352

−5.07%

1 Year decline

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Louisburg, KS declined at a rate of −5.07%, from 2.53k employees to 2.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Louisburg, KS, are Retail Trade (285 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (280 people), and Construction (258 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Louisburg, KS, though some of these residents may live in Louisburg, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,574

Median earning men ± $9,205

$40,515

Median earning women ± $8,343

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($98,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,942), and Public Administration ($86,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($78,661), Public Administration ($65,735), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,896).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Louisburg, KS was $269,500 in 2024, which is 0.81 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $257,600 to $269,500, a 4.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Louisburg, KS is 67.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Louisburg, KS have an average commute time of 27.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Louisburg, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$269,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,727

$1,471

Median Property Taxes

±$260

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

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

Rent vs Own

67.5%

Homeownership

2024

55.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.5% of the housing units in Louisburg, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Louisburg, 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.

$68,824

Median Household Income

± $23,771

2.18k

Number of Households

± 399

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.18k households in Louisburg, KS declined from $68,824 from the previous year's value of $75,556.

The following chart displays the households in Louisburg, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Louisburg, 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 (70.4%)
Worked At Home (17.3%)
Carpooled (9.93%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Louisburg, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.3%) and those who carpooled to work (9.93%).

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

27.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Louisburg, KS have a longer commute time (27.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Louisburg, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.73% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Louisburg, KS (487 out of 5k 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 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Louisburg, KS is White, followed by Two Or More 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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