Wilson County, KS has a population of 8,956 people with a median age of 44 and a median household income of $43,594. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Wilson County, KS declined from 9,061 to 8,956, a 1.16% decrease and its median household income grew from $40,306 to $43,594, a 8.16% increase.
The population of Wilson County, KS is 92.5% White, 3.06% Two+, and 2.79% Hispanic. 2.34% of the people in Wilson County, KS speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Wilson County, KS are Emporia State University, with 1,419 graduates, Southwestern College, with 677 graduates, and Flint Hills Technical College, with 460 graduates.
The median property value in Wilson County, KS is $61,700, and the homeownership rate is 75.2%. Most people in Wilson County, KS commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 15.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilson County, KS is 2 cars per household.
Wilson County, KS is the 45th most populated county in Kansas and borders Allen County, KS; Elk County, KS; Greenwood County, KS; Montgomery County, KS; Neosho County, KS; and Woodson County, KS& 1 more.
The economy of Wilson County, KS employs 4,200 people. The economy of Wilson County, KS is specialized in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; and Management of Companies & Enterprises, which employ respectively 5.21; 4.31; and 1.94 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Wilson County, KS are Healthcare & Social Assistance (775), Manufacturing (711), and Retail trade (424), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate, Rental & Leasing ($43,250), Utilities ($42,500), and Transportation & Warehousing ($40,688).
Median household income in Wilson County, KS is $43,594. Males in Wilson County, KS have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $34,853. The income inequality of Wilson County, KS (measured using the Gini index) is 0.451 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Wilson County, KS. In Wilson County, KS the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 55-64, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 66 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,602. Wyandotte County, KS has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Kansas.
Wilson County, KS is home to a population of 8,956 people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Wilson County, KS is composed of 8,285 White residents (92.5%), 274 Two+ residents (3.06%), 250 Hispanic residents (2.79%), 57 Asian residents (0.64%), and 47 Native residents (0.52%). The most common foreign languages in Wilson County, KS are Spanish (140 speakers), Chinese (28 speakers), and Tagalog (18 speakers), but compared to other places, Wilson County, KS has a relative high number of Other Native North American (6 speakers), Navajo (4 speakers), and German (17 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Emporia City PUMA, KS awarded 2,771 degrees. The student population of Emporia City PUMA, KS is skewed towards females, with 1,177 male students and 1,594 female students. Most students in Emporia City PUMA, KS are White (1,985 and 71.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (231 and 8.34%), Black or African American (133 and 4.8%), and Unknown (120 and 4.33%). The largest universities in Emporia City PUMA, KS by number of graduates are Emporia State University (1,419 and 51.2%), Southwestern College (677 and 24.4%), and Flint Hills Technical College (460 and 16.6%). The most popular majors in Emporia City PUMA, KS are Elementary Education & Teaching (195 and 7.04%), General Business Administration & Management (107 and 3.86%), and General Psychology (68 and 2.45%). The median tuition costs in Emporia City PUMA, KS are $27,100 for private four year colleges, and $4,893 and $18,106 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Wilson County, KS is $61,700, which is 0.3 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $60,100 to $61,700, a 2.66% increase. The homeownership rate of Wilson County, KS is 75.2%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Wilson County, KS have an average commute time of 15.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Wilson County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.