Kansas vs. Nebraska

	Kansas	Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,913,314	1,934,408
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,853,123	1,826,305
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,853,118	1,826,341
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.2%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.1%
White alone, percent	86.4%	88.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.1%	5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.1%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.1%	11.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.7%	78.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	181,453	120,290
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.1%	7.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,280,774	845,042
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	66.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$145,400	$147,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,349	$1,352
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$495	$510
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$831	$805
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.7%	19.6%
Building permits, 2018	9,478	7,866
Households, 2014-2018	1,124,549	754,063
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.6%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.7%	11.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.4%	88.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.6%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.7%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.9%	31.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.0%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.3%	9.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.7%	69.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.2%	64.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,873,411	3,094,498
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	18,248,370	12,869,418
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	86,076,260	57,499,177
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	60,226,324	42,618,995
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	38,276,461	30,470,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,263	$16,422
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.3	18.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,422	$59,116
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,757	$31,101
Persons in poverty, percent	12.0%	11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	74,947	54,954
Total employment, 2017	1,199,162	833,472
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	52,754,605	36,415,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	-5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	201,268	137,380
All firms, 2012	239,118	164,089
Men-owned firms, 2012	125,169	83,696
Women-owned firms, 2012	77,194	51,936
Minority-owned firms, 2012	26,127	14,571
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	204,562	144,122
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	21,610	16,693
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	203,401	137,254
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	1.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.5%	25.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	34.9	23.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	81,758.72	76,824.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kansas and Nebraska using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.