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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Parsons is $18,575, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Parsons median household income is $37,948, which has grown by 33.88% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Parsons residents spend 13.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #500

Parsons, KS	18,575 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Parsons, KS	23,109 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Parsons, KS	28,690 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Parsons, KS	18,454 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #437

Parsons, KS	37,948 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Parsons, KS	44,625 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #286

Parsons, KS	33.88%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Parsons, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.36%	$4,324, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.05%	$16,590, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.09%	$953, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.26%	$13,886, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Parsons, KS	45,769 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Parsons, KS	54,150 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Parsons, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$39,536, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$20,000, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$23,520, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$20,288, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
Two or More Races	$65,313, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Parsons, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$20,250, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,445, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,279, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$23,311, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Parsons, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,110, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	3,847, 47.44%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,448, 63.63%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,448, 63.63%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,268, 92.65%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	180, 7.35%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,399, 36.37%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	4,263, 52.56%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,539, 59.56%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,539, 59.56%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,318, 91.30%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	221, 8.70%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,724, 40.44%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Parsons, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,480, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,846, 85.85%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	282, 6.29%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16, 0.36%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	146, 3.26%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	50, 1.12%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	140, 3.13%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Parsons, KS	13.3 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Parsons, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,586	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	2,268, 49.45%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	536, 23.63%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	503, 22.18%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	299, 13.18%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	73, 3.22%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	180, 7.94%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	604, 26.63%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	2,318, 50.55%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	833, 35.94%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	704, 30.37%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	627, 27.05%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	141, 6.08%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Parsons, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,586, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	122, 2.66%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	169, 3.69%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	753, 16.42%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	33, 0.72%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	346, 7.54%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	187, 4.08%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	77, 1.68%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	268, 5.84%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	144, 3.14%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,763, 38.44%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	256, 5.58%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	172, 3.75%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	296, 6.45%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Parsons, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,022	20.21%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	307	12.03%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.