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Johnson County, KS

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

AI Overview

Johnson County is a large suburban county of 632,276 residents with a highly educated workforce — 56.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and unemployment sits at 3.2% — supported by a median household income of $109,208 and GDP per capita of $87,941. The county grew 5.0% over five years while maintaining relatively contained housing costs, with a median home value of $366,000 and median gross rent of $1,385 per month. A poverty rate of 5.3% and labor force participation rate of 71.8% reflect a working, economically stable population, with a mean commute of 20.7 minutes suggesting proximity to major employment centers.

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

Population

632,276

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$109,208

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone487,296 (78.5%)
  • Asian Alone32,405 (5.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race31,658 (5.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone30,711 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races22,657 (3.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone13,790 (2.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish31,223
  2. 2.Other Indo-European9,652
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island7,281
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)5,353
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,947

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

25,069

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$87,941

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$58,292

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance80,191
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services58,668
  3. 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing37,138
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)34,438
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)28,967

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations192,318
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations67,703
  3. 3.Service Occupations37,808
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations29,608
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations13,883

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.63×)36,759
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.48×)9,395
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.39×)58,124
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.19×)9,240
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.99×)78,082

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$366,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,385/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99942,873 (25.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99932,665 (19.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99931,502 (18.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99917,611 (10.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99914,854 (8.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99910,517 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

71.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$57,770

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone233,631 (69.5%)
  • Worked At Home75,261 (22.4%)
  • Carpooled19,764 (5.9%)
  • Walked3,128 (0.9%)
  • Other2,492 (0.7%)
  • Taxi596 (0.2%)

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.