Sublette, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

1,500

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.9

9.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.2%

8.38% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,331

4.95% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Sublette, KS is home to a population of 1.5k people, from which 80.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 30.5% of Sublette, KS residents were born outside of the country (458 people).

In 2024, there were 2.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (895 people) in Sublette, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 308 Other (Hispanic) and 245 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.8%

2024 Citizenship

82%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 80.8% of Sublette, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sublette, KS was 82%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sublette, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
895 ± 168
Other (Hispanic)
308 ± 162
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
245 ± 151

36.9%

Hispanic Population

553 people

36.9% of the people in Sublette, KS are hispanic (553 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sublette, 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

30.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

458 people

28.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

401 people

As of 2024, 30.5% of Sublette, KS residents (458 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 Sublette, KS was 28.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

5 ± 17

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

Economy

The economy of Sublette, KS employs 678 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sublette, KS were Retail Trade (93 people), Educational Services (89 people), and Manufacturing (79 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($111,429), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($110,714), and Wholesale Trade ($67,813).

Employment

Occupations

678

2024 Value

± 144

2.26%

1 Year growth

± 29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sublette, KS grew at a rate of 2.26%, from 663 employees to 678 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sublette, KS, are Management Occupations (90 people), Production Occupations (76 people), and Material Moving Occupations (75 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sublette, 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

678

2024 Value

± 144

2.26%

1 Year growth

± 29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sublette, KS grew at a rate of 2.26%, from 663 employees to 678 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sublette, KS, are Retail Trade (93 people), Educational Services (89 people), and Manufacturing (79 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sublette, KS, though some of these residents may live in Sublette, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,037

Median earning men ± $19,547

$49,300

Median earning women ± $2,148

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($111,429), Manufacturing ($77,656), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($70,694).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,413) and Retail Trade ($26,071).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sublette, KS was $160,500 in 2024, which is 0.482 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $151,100 to $160,500, a 6.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Sublette, KS is 83.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sublette, KS have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sublette, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$160,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$37,851

$495

Median Property Taxes

±$125

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

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

Rent vs Own

83.5%

Homeownership

2024

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.5% of the housing units in Sublette, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sublette, 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.

$66,331

Median Household Income

± $15,808

593

Number of Households

± 129

In 2024, the median household income of the 593 households in Sublette, KS declined from $66,331 from the previous year's value of $69,784.

The following chart displays the households in Sublette, 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 Sublette, 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 (76.7%)
Carpooled (9.27%)
Worked At Home (6.28%)

In 2024, 76.7% of workers in Sublette, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.27%) and those who worked at home (6.28%).

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

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sublette, KS have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.97% of the workforce in Sublette, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sublette, KS (186 out of 1.41k 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 Males < 5 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sublette, 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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