| | People QuickFacts | Atchison County | Kansas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 2,871,238 |
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Population, 2010 | 16,924 | 2,853,118 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 0.9% | 6.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 16,774 | 2,688,418 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.5% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.2% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.4% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.3% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 91.0% | 83.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.0% | 5.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.5% | 3.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.3% | 10.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 89.5% | 78.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.1% | 82.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.4% | 6.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 1.9% | 10.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.8% | 89.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 22.3% | 29.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,411 | 228,805 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.9 | 18.8 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 6,990 | 1,233,215 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 66.4% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.4% | 17.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $89,200 | $122,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 6,220 | 1,101,672 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.51 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,995 | $25,907 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $44,175 | $49,424 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.1% | 12.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Atchison County | Kansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 389 | 74,6981 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 6,053 | 1,146,2631 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 1.4% | 1.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 770 | 173,946 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,186 | 237,040 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 38.3% | 27.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 76,751,828 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 45,863,865 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 130,130 | 34,538,332 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,912 | $12,444 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 14,931 | 4,192,347 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 4 | 5,140 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 172,043 | 29,571,7251 |