Kansas Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school756,960100.0
Nursery school, preschool51,3056.8
Kindergarten39,0715.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)325,59543.0
High school (grades 9-12)164,53621.7
College or graduate school176,45323.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over1,701,207100.0
Less than 9th grade88,1245.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma149,6758.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)507,61229.8
Some college, no degree417,72224.6
Associate degree99,0965.8
Bachelor's degree290,27117.1
Graduate or professional degree148,7078.7
Percent high school graduate or higher86.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher25.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over2,100,656100.0
Never married505,45224.1
Now married, except separated1,220,20258.1
Separated25,0131.2
Widowed138,3366.6
Female
114,2685.4
Divorced211,65310.1
Female
117,0355.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years35,274100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren17,87350.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over1,962,154100.0
Civilian veterans267,45213.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years645,211100.0
With a disability46,5077.2
Population 21 to 64 years1,464,501100.0
With a disability246,09216.8
Percent employed
62.0(X)
No disability1,218,40983.2
Percent employed
82.1(X)
Population 65 years and over330,661100.0
With a disability137,08841.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over2,500,360100.0
Same house in 19951,310,00952.4
Different house in the U.S. in 19951,138,88845.5
Same county
606,36524.3
Different county
532,52321.3
Same state
255,73710.2
Different state
276,78611.1
Elsewhere in 199551,4632.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population2,688,418100.0
Native2,553,68395.0
Born in United States
2,532,56494.2
State of residence
1,600,27459.5
Different state
932,29034.7
Born outside United States
21,1190.8
Foreign born134,7355.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
74,2602.8
Naturalized citizen
44,7631.7
Not a citizen
89,9723.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)134,733100.0
Europe15,03211.2
Asia38,02828.2
Africa3,5922.7
Oceania6800.5
Latin America73,72754.7
Northern America3,6742.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over2,500,360100.0
English only2,281,70591.3
Language other than English218,6558.7
Speak English less than 'very well
98,2073.9
Spanish
137,2475.5
Speak English less than "very well"
67,9732.7
Other Indo-European languages
41,2071.6
Speak English less than "very well"
10,7780.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
33,2031.3
Speak English less than "very well"
17,4120.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population2,688,418100.0

Total ancestries reported

2,679,57799.7
Arab6,7850.3
Czech122,7940.8
Danish15,1450.6
Dutch61,1782.3
English289,93810.8
French (except Basque)182,5653.1
French Canadian112,5290.5
German695,44225.9
Greek4,1450.2
Hungarian3,9030.1
Irish1309,64711.5
Italian50,7291.9
Lithuanian2,0730.1
Norwegian29,7731.1
Polish34,6951.3
Portuguese1,8050.1
Russian16,9030.6
Scotch-Irish51,8791.9
Scottish50,3391.9
Slovak1,5850.1
Subsaharan African9,2050.3
Swedish64,3082.4
Swiss14,0180.5
Ukrainian2,5770.1
United States or American237,3588.8
Welsh21,8820.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1,7960.1
Other ancestries584,58121.7
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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