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Miami County, KS

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

AI Overview

Miami County, KS is a small county of 34,625 residents that grew 4.5% over five years, with a low unemployment rate of 2.8% and a poverty rate of just 6.7%. The workforce of roughly 65.4% labor force participation skews toward working-age adults (median age 41.7), with 32.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $48,061 against a median household income of $89,000. Housing costs remain relatively contained at a median home value of $277,700 and median rent of $1,101/month, supporting a 78.2% homeownership rate, though a mean commute of 30.4 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county.

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

Population

34,625

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$89,000

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.5% since 2018

Miami County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone31,547 (90.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,106 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race917 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone657 (1.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone442 (1.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone218 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish576
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic99
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island55
  4. 4.Arabic52
  5. 5.Other Indo-European30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,865

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,977

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,736

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,060
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,841
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,835
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,736
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,506

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,843
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,742
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,624
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,275
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,096

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.58×)439
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.38×)1,607
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.31×)1,573
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)472
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)1,945

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$277,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,101/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,467 (23.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,425 (13.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,164 (10.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,078 (10.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999963 (9.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999618 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,061

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,298 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,459 (14.1%)
  • Carpooled1,364 (7.8%)
  • Walked219 (1.3%)
  • Other60 (0.3%)
  • Taxi22 (0.1%)

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.