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Pottawatomie County, KS

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

AI Overview

Pottawatomie County is a small, fast-growing county of 25,808 residents that added 9.6% to its population over five years, with a median household income of $92,325 and a poverty rate of just 7.1% pointing to relatively stable household finances. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at 1.9%—and 36.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a near-universal 96.3% high school attainment rate. Housing remains accessible at a $223,000 median home value and $1,011 median monthly rent, with an 82.5% homeownership rate and a 24.4-minute mean commute suggesting a largely owner-occupied, commuter-oriented population.

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

Population

25,808

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$92,325

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,362 (89.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race994 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races900 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone434 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone271 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone112 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish450
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic91
  3. 3.Other Indo-European73
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)60
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)31

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

29.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,901

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,596

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,341

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,025
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,254
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,161
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,082
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)917

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,748
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,110
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,616
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,513
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,485

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.47×)491
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)883
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.42×)4,134
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.34×)1,151
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.03×)607

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$223,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,011/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,347 (17.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,154 (15.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999846 (11.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999818 (10.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999637 (8.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999610 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,968

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,984 (80.2%)
  • Carpooled1,172 (9.4%)
  • Worked At Home926 (7.4%)
  • Walked288 (2.3%)
  • Other70 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle2 (0.0%)

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.