Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS

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2022 Population

167,989

0.204% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

34.3

0.587% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

16.8%

4.71% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$57,771

10.3% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (39.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (20.1%), Other (Hispanic) (12.2%), White (Hispanic) (11.1%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (5.68%).

29.1% of the households in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, 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.

87.5% of the residents in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS are Kansas City Kansas Community College (1,167 degrees awarded in 2022) and Donnelly College (155007) (91 degrees).

Most people in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS was 2 cars per household.

Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS borders Platte County PUMA, MO, Johnson County (Northwest)--Shawnee, Lenexa & De Soto Cities PUMA, KS, Johnson County (Northeast)--Overland Park (North), Prairie Village & Merriam PUMA, KS, Leavenworth, Miami & Linn County PUMA, KS, Kansas City (North Central), Gladstone City & North Kansas City PUMA, MO, and Jackson County--Kansas City (Central) PUMA, MO.

United States Kansas Missouri

Economy

The economy of Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS employs 75.9k people. The largest industries in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS are Construction (6,146 people), Restaurants & Food Services (5,555 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,519 people), and the highest paying industries are National security & international affairs ($118,077), Offices of physicians ($102,192), and Computer Systems Design ($99,578).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

35,242

Women

47.4%

39,041

Men

52.6%

The workforce of Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS in 2020 was 74,283 people, with 47.4% woman, and 52.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

75.9k

2022 Value

1.89%

1 Year growth

± 1.89%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (3,142 people), Cashiers (2,385 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,306 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

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

75.9k

2022 Value

1.89%

1 Year growth

± 1.89%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS, are Construction (6,146 people), Restaurants & Food Services (5,555 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,519 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS, though some of these residents may live in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,362

Median earning men ± $1,499

$33,860

Median earning women ± $1,167

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($73,352), Information ($64,337), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,589).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($60,056), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,108), and Manufacturing ($39,746).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

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.

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

Voting results are not available for Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

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 Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS awarded 1,258 degrees. The student population of Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,040 male students and 2,994 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS are White (514 and 41.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (330 and 26.6%), Black or African American (218 and 17.6%), and Two or More Races (75 and 6.05%).

The largest universities in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS by number of degrees awarded are Kansas City Kansas Community College (1,167 and 92.8%) and Donnelly College (155007) (91 and 7.23%).

The most popular majors in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (345 and 27.4%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (170 and 13.5%), and Registered Nursing (81 and 6.44%).

The median tuition cost in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS for private four year colleges is $9,917.

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 2.4% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.18% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (41.5k), Some college (26k), and Secondary Education (23.8k).

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 Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS is $57,771. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS was Johnson County (Southeast)--Blue Valley Region PUMA, KS with a value of $128,396, followed by Johnson County (Southwest)--Olathe, Gardner, Spring Hill & Edgerton Cities PUMA, KS and Johnson County (Northwest)--Shawnee, Lenexa & De Soto Cities PUMA, KS, with respective values of $103,104 and $102,444.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS was Johnson County (Southeast)--Blue Valley Region PUMA, KS with a value of $128,396, followed by Johnson County (Southwest)--Olathe, Gardner, Spring Hill & Edgerton Cities PUMA, KS and Johnson County (Northwest)--Shawnee, Lenexa & De Soto Cities PUMA, KS, with respective values of $103,104 and $102,444.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,771

Median Household Income

± $1,464

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.1%)
Carpooled (12.1%)
Worked At Home (7.43%)

In 2022, 77.1% of workers in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.1%) and those who worked at home (7.43%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.07% of the workforce in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS (27.9k out of 166k 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 Males 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS is White, followed by Hispanic 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
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

82.5% of the population of Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS has health coverage, with 41.8% on employee plans, 21.3% on Medicaid, 9.47% on Medicare, 8.78% on non-group plans, and 1.23% 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 N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

17.5%

Uninsured

41.8%

Employer Coverage

21.3%

Medicaid

9.47%

Medicare

8.78%

Non-Group

1.23%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wyandotte County--Kansas City PUMA, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.