Parsons, KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
20,096
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2022 Median Household Income
$56,143

About

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None of the households in Parsons, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Parsons, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Parsons, KS was 2 cars per household.

Parsons, KS borders Coffeyville, KS and Pittsburg, KS.

Population & Diversity

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    82,300 ± 6,944 people
  2. India
    14,639 ± 2,963 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,989 ± 2,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 82,300 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,639 and Vietnam with 10,989.

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Economy

The economy of Parsons, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Parsons, KS are , and the highest paying industries are .

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Parsons, KS, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Parsons, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Parsons, KS, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Parsons, KS, though some of these residents may live in Parsons, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.11%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 37
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 30
    Retail Trade
  3. 24
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $106k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $84.6k
    Manufacturing
  3. $26.1k
    Transportation and Warehousing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

People in Parsons, KS have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Parsons, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Parsons, KS is $56,143. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Parsons, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $107,261, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $88,000 and $87,694.

Rent vs Own

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Homeowners with Mortgage
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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Parsons, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $107,261, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $88,000 and $87,694.

The following map shows all of the counties in Parsons, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,143
Median Household Income
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Number of Households
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The following chart displays the households in Parsons, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Parsons, KS is from Kansas.
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.46
2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (77.9%)
  2. Carpooled (13.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.7%)

In 2022, 77.9% of workers in Parsons, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) and those who worked at home (5.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parsons, KS have a similar commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.951% of the workforce in Parsons, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Parsons, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Parsons, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Parsons, KS have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parsons, KS (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Parsons, KS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Parsons, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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