Pratt, KS

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2022 Population

6,588

0.453% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Poverty Rate

13.8%

4.25% 1-year increase

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pratt, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.4%), White (Hispanic) (4.25%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.32%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.04%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.02%).

None of the households in Pratt, 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.

99.5% of the residents in Pratt, KS are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Pratt, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Pratt, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Pratt, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Pratt, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (560 people), Retail Trade (475 people), and Educational Services (413 people), and the highest paying industries are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($75,242), Transportation & Warehousing ($57,321), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,250).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pratt, KS, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pratt, 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pratt, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (560 people), Retail Trade (475 people), and Educational Services (413 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pratt, KS, though some of these residents may live in Pratt, 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 2022 are Public Administration ($73,194), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,518), and Wholesale Trade ($52,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,565), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,143), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,625).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger 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.

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 2022, universities in Pratt, KS awarded 297 degrees. The student population of Pratt, KS in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 643 male students and 559 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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

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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

People in Pratt, KS have an average commute time of 10.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pratt, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Rent vs Own

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Homeowners with Mortgage

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

Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Pratt, 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

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This chart shows the number of workers in Pratt, KS across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.7%)
Walked (5.84%)
Worked At Home (5.06%)

In 2022, 83.7% of workers in Pratt, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (5.84%) and those who worked at home (5.06%).

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

10.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pratt, KS have a shorter commute time (10.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Pratt, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pratt, KS (836 out of 6.08k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

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

Uninsured People

9.51%

Uninsured

49%

Employer Coverage

12.7%

Medicaid

14.6%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

0.779%

Military or VA

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

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