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Leavenworth County, KS

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

AI Overview

Leavenworth County, KS is a largely residential county of 84,670 people situated near the Kansas City metro, with a median household income of $89,218 and a poverty rate of just 8.6%. The labor force of roughly 51,225 (60.5% participation) skews toward moderate educational attainment—36.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $47,099 and an unemployment rate of 4.3%. Housing remains relatively accessible at a median home value of $260,600 and median gross rent of $1,138/month, and the county added population at a 3.1% rate over the past five years, with a mean commute of 23.9 minutes suggesting workers largely travel out of county for employment.

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

Population

84,670

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$89,218

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone66,146 (79.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,844 (7.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,863 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,900 (3.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,656 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone1,177 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,286
  2. 2.Korean338
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic334
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)175
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island167

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

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

3.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,317

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,178

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,843

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,264
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,493
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)3,821
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,302
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)2,556

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations15,350
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,570
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,586
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,627
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,966

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.46×)4,067
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)4,587
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)9,290
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.05×)2,160
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.98×)1,615

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$260,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,138/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9994,059 (19.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,885 (13.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,785 (13.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,591 (12.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,854 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,417 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,099

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone28,850 (77.1%)
  • Worked At Home3,905 (10.4%)
  • Carpooled3,157 (8.4%)
  • Walked603 (1.6%)
  • Other350 (0.9%)
  • Taxi198 (0.5%)

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.