| | People QuickFacts | McPherson County | Kansas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 29,241 | 2,871,238 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 29,180 | 2,853,118 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 29,180 | 2,853,118 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.1% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 23.2% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 18.4% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.9% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 95.9% | 87.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.2% | 6.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.7% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.7% | 10.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 92.7% | 77.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.9% | 82.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.8% | 6.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.2% | 10.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.1% | 89.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 25.1% | 29.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,105 | 228,805 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 13.9 | 18.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 12,756 | 1,237,651 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 76.2% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.9% | 17.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $115,300 | $122,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 11,715 | 1,101,672 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.34 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $26,467 | $25,907 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $53,026 | $49,424 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.6% | 12.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | McPherson County | Kansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 904 | 74,3011 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 13,558 | 1,127,1601 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 5.6 | -0.11 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,378 | 183,642 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,170 | 237,040 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 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 | S | 2.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.2% | 27.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 4,222,628 | 76,751,828 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 45,863,865 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 382,204 | 34,538,332 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,167 | $12,444 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 29,843 | 4,192,347 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 49 | 5,386 |