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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kansas is $17,231, which is much lower than the state average of $30,019 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Kansas median household income is $32,321, which has grown by 16.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kansas residents spend 24.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1207

Kansas, IL	17,231 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kansas, IL	23,355 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kansas, IL	30,694 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kansas, IL	18,125 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1225

Kansas, IL	32,321 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kansas, IL	39,677 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #818

Kansas, IL	16.73%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Kansas, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.18%	$1,733, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.10%	$16,384, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.10%	$5,291, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.21%	$17,230, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kansas, IL	43,906 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kansas, IL	46,308 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kansas, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$33,000, see rank	$62,152	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kansas, IL	Illinois	U.S.
25 to 44	$35,208, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,458, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$29,125, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kansas, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	644, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	287, 44.57%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	176, 61.32%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	176, 61.32%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	160, 90.91%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 9.09%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	111, 38.68%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	357, 55.43%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	189, 52.94%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	189, 52.94%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	175, 92.59%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 7.41%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	168, 47.06%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kansas, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	325, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	299, 92.00%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15, 4.62%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.92%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	8, 2.46%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kansas, IL	24.9 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kansas, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	335	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	160, 47.76%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	28, 17.50%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4, 2.50%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 8.13%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 14.38%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19, 11.88%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	63, 39.38%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	175, 52.24%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38, 21.71%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	56, 32.00%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69, 39.43%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10, 5.71%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Kansas, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	335, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	33, 9.85%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	17, 5.07%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	56, 16.72%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8, 2.39%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	53, 15.82%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	21, 6.27%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 4.18%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30, 8.96%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	80, 23.88%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8, 2.39%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	6, 1.79%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 2.69%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kansas, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	137	16.43%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	39	16.88%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.