2022 population: 14,493 ( 680 from 2010 , 132 from 2020)
Land area: 635.5 square miles
Population density: 22.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,877	88.85%	7.7%
Black:	434	2.99%	6.1%
Indian:	142	0.98%	40.6%
Asian:	175	1.21%	136.5%
2+ races:	375	2.59%	16.8%
Hispanic:	490	3.38%	58.6%

Total non-White:	1,616	11.15%	32.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	482	16.8
Deaths:	467	16.3
Net Migration:	116	4.0
Net Immigration:	-3	-0.1

Change in White population:	-1,076	-7.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	396	2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
15,173
13,953	91.96%
409	2.70%
101	0.67%
74	0.49%
321	2.12%
309	2.04%
1,220	8.04%

2000
15,379
14,345	93.28%
466	3.03%
117	0.76%
61	0.40%
184	1.20%
199	1.29%
1,034	6.72%

1990
14,966
14,308	95.60%
430	2.87%
133	0.89%
31	0.21%
n/a
64	0.43%
658	4.40%

1980
15,969
15,288	95.74%
424	2.66%
69	0.43%
52	0.33%
n/a
125	0.78%
681	4.26%

1970
15,215
14,643	96.24%
431	2.83%
29	0.19%
7	0.05%
n/a
103	0.68%
572	3.76%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,999	13.0
1,800	11.7
-618	-4.0
19	0.1

-392	-2.5
186	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
1,987	13.3
2,115	14.1
183	1.2
25	0.2

37	0.2
376	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
2,393	15.0
2,148	13.5
-1,185	-7.4
n/a

-980	-6.1
-23	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
745	4.9
n/a

645	4.2
109	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Bourbon County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.1
3,726	25.7%
10,767	74.3%
2,775	19.1%

5,875
2.38

3,787	64.5%
2,951	77.9%
391	10.3%
2,088	35.5%

2010
Number	Percent
38.2
3,886	25.6%
11,287	74.4%
2,628	17.3%

5,986
2.47

3,960	66.2%
3,048	77.0%
398	10.1%
2,026	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
3,965	25.8%
11,414	74.2%
2,805	18.2%

6,136
2.45

4,136	67.4%
3,428	82.9%
341	8.2%
2,000	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
3,897	26.0%
11,069	74.0%
3,051	20.4%

5,913
2.46

4,134	69.9%
3,582	86.6%
310	7.5%
1,779	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
35.4
3,963	24.8%
12,006	75.2%
3,232	20.2%

6,448
2.41

4,560	70.7%
3,970	87.1%
235	5.2%
1,888	29.3%

2022 Housing Data for Bourbon County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	218	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	310	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	253	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	308	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	395	6.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	401	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	223	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	341	5.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	243	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	425	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	570	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	915	15.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	442	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	337	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	320	5.4%
$200,000 or more	174	3.0%

Median Household Income	55,826
Per Capita Income	29,328

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	211	3.6%
Public Assistance	75	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	672	11.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,876	72.9%
Unemployed	257	3.2%
In Armed Forces	5	0.1%

Total Labor Force	6,138	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,922	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,607	1,826	58.8%
Non-Profit	205	439	31.8%
Self-Employed	371	218	63.0%

Local Government	151	305	33.1%
State Government	51	202	20.2%
Federal Government	81	25	76.4%

Total Private + Self	2,978	2,044	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	488	971	33.4%
Total	3,466	3,015	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	814	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,273	19.6%
Professional, Technical	1,101	16.9%
Service Occupations	942	14.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	92	1.4%
All others	2,370	36.5%

White Collar		49.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,570	24.2%
Health care and social assistance	805	12.4%
Educational services	641	9.9%
Retail trade	610	9.4%
Finance and insurance	494	7.6%
Construction	391	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	342	5.3%
Other services	276	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	255	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	240	3.7%
Public administration	192	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	181	2.8%
Wholesale trade	171	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	126	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	95	1.5%
Information	60	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	32	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	368	2.55%
Puerto Rican	15	0.10%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	35	0.24%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	35	0.24%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	34	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	20	0.14%
Hmong	16	0.11%
Cambodian	13	0.09%
Laotian	9	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,131	97.3%
Spanish	193	1.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	86	0.6%
Other Asian	47	0.3%
German, other Germanic	40	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,856	19.8%
American	2,275	15.8%
Irish	1,885	13.1%
English	1,455	10.1%
French	351	2.4%
Italian	325	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	296	2.1%
Dutch	229	1.6%
Swedish	219	1.5%
Scottish	207	1.4%
Polish	130	0.9%
European	120	0.8%
Swiss	79	0.5%
Norwegian	71	0.5%
African	61	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,296	99.2%
Not a citizen	109	0.8%

Native	14,246	98.9%
Foreign-born	159	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
282	3.0%	684	7.3%	2,847	30.3%	3,357	35.7%	1,464	15.6%	765	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	282	3.0%
9-12 Years	684	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,847	30.3%
Some College	3,357	35.7%
Bach. Degree	1,464	15.6%
Grad Degree	765	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,745	6,379	366	5.4%	4.2%
1991	6,654	6,261	393	5.9%	4.5%
1992	6,814	6,421	393	5.8%	4.6%
1993	6,812	6,311	501	7.4%	4.9%
1994	6,661	6,236	425	6.4%	4.8%
1995	6,656	6,277	379	5.7%	4.3%
1996	6,822	6,436	386	5.7%	4.3%
1997	6,656	6,296	360	5.4%	3.8%
1998	6,953	6,607	346	5.0%	3.7%
1999	6,818	6,492	326	4.8%	3.5%

2000	8,191	7,871	320	3.9%	3.8%
2001	8,814	8,473	341	3.9%	4.3%
2002	8,283	7,882	401	4.8%	5.1%
2003	8,617	8,205	412	4.8%	5.5%
2004	8,769	8,263	506	5.8%	5.5%
2005	8,639	8,200	439	5.1%	5.1%
2006	9,152	8,794	358	3.9%	4.4%
2007	8,869	8,475	394	4.4%	4.3%
2008	8,481	8,072	409	4.8%	4.6%
2009	8,761	8,148	613	7.0%	6.9%

2010	7,219	6,577	642	8.9%	7.0%
2011	6,906	6,296	610	8.8%	6.4%
2012	6,739	6,224	515	7.6%	5.7%
2013	6,884	6,438	446	6.5%	5.3%
2014	7,105	6,734	371	5.2%	4.5%
2015	7,138	6,796	342	4.8%	4.2%
2016	7,160	6,813	347	4.8%	4.0%
2017	7,039	6,729	310	4.4%	3.6%
2018	7,105	6,814	291	4.1%	3.3%
2019	6,723	6,439	284	4.2%	3.2%

2020	6,747	6,367	380	5.6%	5.9%
2021	6,503	6,256	247	3.8%	3.3%
2022	6,275	6,057	218	3.5%	2.7%
2023	6,204	5,993	211	3.4%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,779
Median Value	$95,600

Occupied	5,875	86.7%
Vacant	904	13.3%

Owned	4,174	71.0%
Rented	1,701	29.0%
Median Rent	$774

Single-Family Units	5,371	79.2%
Detached	5,370	79.2%
Attached	1	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	523	7.7%
Mobile Homes	546	8.1%

Bourbon County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bourbon County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Bourbon County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bourbon County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bourbon County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bourbon County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Bourbon County, KS