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Hays Unified School District 489 Overview

Fort Hays State University located in Hays Unified School District 489 area. A total of 9,753 households are located in Hays Unified School District 489 area. Among them, 2,389 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.02 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,812 and 7,903 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.87% (435) of residents are non-citizens and 7.00% (1,624) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Hays Unified School District 489, Kansas
Household	9,753
Population	23,210
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,389 (24.50%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,812
Total Students	7,903
Pre-Kindergarten	485
Kindergarten	403
Grade 1-8	2,086
Grade 9-12	1,067
College/Graduate School	3,862
Veterans	19,180
Non-citizen	435
Non-English Home Language	1,624
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

19,612 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,260 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,260 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 13,820 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Hays Unified School District 489 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,636	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,724	85.98%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	990	7.26%
Public transportation	45	0.33%
Walked	307	2.25%
Other method	24	0.18%
Worked from home	546	4.00%
Average Commute Time	11 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,820	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,808	34.79%
Service	2,978	21.55%
Sales and office	3,283	23.76%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,381	9.99%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,370	9.91%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,820	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	587	4.25%
Construction	757	5.48%
Manufacturing	793	5.74%
Wholesale trade	410	2.97%
Retail trade	1,565	11.32%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	482	3.49%
Information	396	2.87%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	733	5.30%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,003	7.26%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,153	30.05%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,872	13.55%
Other services, except public administration	439	3.18%
Public administration	630	4.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,820	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,480	75.83%
Government workers	2,590	18.74%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	718	5.20%
Unpaid family workers	32	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $73,864 for the 9,753 households in Hays Unified School District 489 area, Kansas. The average income of a single worker is $27,372. 22,372 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.47%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,753	-
Less than $10,000	642	6.58%
$10,000 - $14,999	824	8.45%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,063	10.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	856	8.78%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,334	13.68%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,647	16.89%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,251	12.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,453	14.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	290	2.97%
More than $200,000	393	4.03%
Median Household Income	$51,758	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$73,864	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,333	-
Less than $10,000	174	3.26%
$10,000 - $14,999	223	4.18%
$15,000 - $24,999	333	6.24%
$25,000 - $34,999	284	5.33%
$35,000 - $49,999	636	11.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	879	16.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	954	17.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,325	24.85%
$150,000 - $199,999	278	5.21%
More than $200,000	247	4.63%

Median Family Income	$78,573	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$87,014	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,372	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,627	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,627	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,194	-
With health insurance coverage	22,372	92.47%
Public coverage	5,977	24.70%
Private health insurance	19,275	79.67%
Without health insurance coverage	1,822	7.53%

Housing

There are 11,261 housing units in Hays Unified School District 489 area, Kansas with 9,753 units (86.61%) occupied. 5,665 houses (58.08%) are occupied by owner and 4,088 houses (41.92%) are rented. The average housing value is $175,500 and the average rental cost is $711. 208 houses (1.85%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,550 houses (13.76%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,261	-
Occupied	9,753	86.61%
Owner Occupied	5,665	58.08%
Renter Occupied	4,088	41.92%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,538	66.94%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	451	4.00%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,875	25.53%
Mobile Homes	397	3.53%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,261	-
Built 2014 or later	208	1.85%
Built 2010 - 2013	271	2.41%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,016	9.02%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,034	9.18%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,551	13.77%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,573	22.85%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,621	14.39%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,437	12.76%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,550	13.76%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,261	-
1 room	179	1.59%
2 rooms	256	2.27%
3 rooms	918	8.15%
4 rooms	1,780	15.81%
5 rooms	1,719	15.27%
6 rooms	1,444	12.82%
7 rooms	1,189	10.56%
8 rooms	1,122	9.96%
9 rooms or more	2,654	23.57%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,261	-
no bedroom	179	1.59%
1 bedroom	1,012	8.99%
2 bedrooms	3,209	28.50%
3 bedrooms	3,284	29.16%
4 bedrooms	2,085	18.52%
5 bedrooms or more	1,492	13.25%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,665	-
Less than $50,000	324	5.72%
$50,000 - $99,999	630	11.12%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,016	17.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,471	25.97%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,557	27.48%
$300,000 - $499,999	482	8.51%
$500,000 - $999,999	153	2.70%
$1,000,000 or more	32	0.56%
Median House Value	$175,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,731	-
Less than $500	727	19.49%
$500 - $999	2,413	64.67%
$1,000 - $1,499	518	13.88%
$1,500 - $1,999	61	1.63%
$2,000 - $2,499	12	0.32%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$711	-

Demographic

A total of 24,363 people lives in Hays Unified School District 489 area, Kansas with 12,112 male and 12,251 female. The males to female ratio is 49.71 to 50.29. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	24,363	-
Male	12,112	49.71%
Female	12,251	50.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,363	-
Under 5 years	1,384	5.68%
5 - 9 years	1,578	6.48%
10 - 14 years	1,464	6.01%
15 - 19 years	1,889	7.75%
20 - 24 years	3,569	14.65%
25 - 34 years	3,383	13.89%
35 - 44 years	2,555	10.49%
45 - 54 years	2,271	9.32%
55 - 59 years	1,156	4.74%
60 - 64 years	1,636	6.72%
65 - 74 years	1,811	7.43%
75 - 84 years	1,274	5.23%
85 years and older	393	1.61%
Median Age	31.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,363	-
One Race	23,430	96.17%
White	22,448	92.14%
Black or African American	312	1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native	69	0.28%
Asian	315	1.29%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	96	0.39%
Other	190	0.78%

Two or more races	933	3.83%
White and Black or African American	151	0.62%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	130	0.53%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	15	0.06%