Parsons, KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

20,096

0.623% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.6

0.246% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

15.2%

4.67% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$56,143

9.17% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$94,600

18.1% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

9,176

1.15% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Parsons, KS had a population of 20.1k people with a median age of 40.6 and a median household income of $56,143. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Parsons, KS declined from 20,222 to 20,096, a −0.623% decrease and its median household income grew from $51,425 to $56,143, a 9.17% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Parsons, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.43%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.05%), White (Hispanic) (2.41%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.44%).

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.

99.6% of the residents in Parsons, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Parsons, KS are Labette Community College (279 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Parsons, KS was $94,600, and the homeownership rate was 75.3%.

Most people in Parsons, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Parsons, KS was 2 cars per household.

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

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Parsons, KS is home to a population of 20.1k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.796% of Parsons, KS residents were born outside of the country (160 people).

In 2022, there were 15.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.9k people) in Parsons, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.09k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 814 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.6% of Parsons, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Parsons, KS was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Parsons, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Parsons, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.9k ± 70
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.09k ± 171
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
814 ± 158

5.06%

Hispanic Population

1.02k people

5.06% of the people in Parsons, KS are hispanic (1.02k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Parsons, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
82,300 ± 6,944 people
India
14,639 ± 2,963 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

0.796%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

160 people

0.826%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

167 people

As of 2022, 0.796% of Parsons, KS residents (160 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Parsons, KS was 0.826%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Parsons, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
482 ± 132
Gulf War (2001-)
191 ± 106
Gulf War (1990s)
104 ± 47

Parsons, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.52 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Parsons, KS employs 9.18k people. The largest industries in Parsons, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,989 people), Manufacturing (1,765 people), and Educational Services (1,087 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($180,313), Utilities ($82,344), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,788).

Males in Kansas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,429. The income inequality in Kansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

9.18k

2022 Value

± 598

−1.15%

1 Year decline

± 9.26%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Parsons, KS declined at a rate of −1.15%, from 9.28k employees to 9.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Parsons, KS, are Production Occupations (1,158 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (829 people), and Management Occupations (754 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Parsons, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.18k

2022 Value

± 598

−1.15%

1 Year decline

± 9.26%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Parsons, KS declined at a rate of −1.15%, from 9.28k employees to 9.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Parsons, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,989 people), Manufacturing (1,765 people), and Educational Services (1,087 people). 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,071

Median earning men ± $3,265

$31,024

Median earning women ± $2,181

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,766), Retail Trade ($52,608), and Public Administration ($51,065).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($43,871), Manufacturing ($38,669), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

37
Other Services (except Public Administration)
30
Retail Trade
24
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$106k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$84.6k
Manufacturing
$26.1k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Parsons, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

In 2022, universities in Parsons, KS awarded 279 degrees. The student population of Parsons, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 541 male students and 884 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Parsons, KS are White (205 and 74.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (25 and 9.06%), Black or African American (23 and 8.33%), and Two or More Races (13 and 4.71%).

The largest universities in Parsons, KS by number of degrees awarded are Labette Community College (279 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Parsons, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (103 and 36.9%), General Studies (48 and 17.2%), and Welding Technology (39 and 14%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,425 students enrolled in Parsons, KS, 38% men and 62% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,078 records, of which 62.5% were women and 37.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
103 degrees awarded
General Studies
48 degrees awarded
Radiographer
12 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Parsons, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 103 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Parsons, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Labette Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

279 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Labette Community College with 279 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 82 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Parsons, KS, which is 0.416 times less than the 197 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 205 degrees mean that there were 8.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 25 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,824) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($2,144) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,050) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Parsons, KS was $94,600 in 2022, which is 0.336 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $80,100 to $94,600, a 18.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Parsons, KS is 75.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Parsons, KS have an average commute time of 14.9 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 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Parsons, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $103,644, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $85,564 and $85,241.

Housing

Property

$94,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,010

$5,994

Median Property Taxes

±$451

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Parsons, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Parsons, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.3%

Homeownership

2022

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 75.3% of the housing units in Parsons, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Parsons, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Parsons, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $103,644, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $85,564 and $85,241.

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

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

± $3,549

7.96k

Number of Households

± 537

In 2022, the median household income of the 7.96k households in Parsons, KS grew to $56,143 from the previous year's value of $51,425.

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 $75k - $100k range.

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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Carpooled (13.8%)
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.

Commute Time

14.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parsons, KS have a shorter commute time (14.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 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.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parsons, KS (2.99k out of 19.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Parsons, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.2% of the population of Parsons, KS has health coverage, with 46.8% on employee plans, 17.4% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 9.47% on non-group plans, and 0.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1260 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1271 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1605 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 446 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,260 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kansas

Primary care physicians in Kansas see an average of 1,260 patients per year. This represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1,271 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kansas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.83%

Uninsured

46.8%

Employer Coverage

17.4%

Medicaid

15.6%

Medicare

9.47%

Non-Group

0.9%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Parsons, KS declined by 3.66% from 10.2% to 9.83%.

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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