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Bourbon County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Bourbon County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bourbon County, KS is a small rural county of 14,384 residents with a goods-producing and trade-oriented economic base, generating a GDP per capita of $40,973 against median worker earnings of $37,145. The labor force is modest, with a 62.9% participation rate, 24.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 3.8%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $107,600 and median gross rent of $784/month—though the county has seen a -2.2% population decline over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

14,384

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,238

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.2% since 2018

Bourbon County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,033 (90.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races773 (5.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone245 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone189 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone116 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race26 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish280
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island78
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic73
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

655

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,973

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,717

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,619
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,339
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)702
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing520
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining377

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,070
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,677
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,233
  4. 4.Service Occupations835
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations732

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.20×)345
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.32×)1,561
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.24×)562
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.11×)173
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.98×)723

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$107,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$784/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999700 (16.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999312 (7.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999294 (6.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999265 (6.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999264 (6.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999255 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,145

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,455 (69.1%)
  • Carpooled936 (14.5%)
  • Worked At Home717 (11.1%)
  • Bicycle140 (2.2%)
  • Walked98 (1.5%)
  • Other48 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.