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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Prairie Village is $47,274, which is much higher than the state average of $27,367 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Prairie Village median household income is $81,422, which has grown by 38.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Prairie Village residents spend 20.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher 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, #11

Prairie Village, KS	47,274 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

Prairie Village, KS	48,782 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

Prairie Village, KS	61,415 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

Prairie Village, KS	39,531 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, #17

Prairie Village, KS	81,422 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Prairie Village, KS	104,037 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #240

Prairie Village, KS	38.74%
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

	Prairie Village, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	40.10%	$22,828, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.29%	$21,289, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.10%	$3,710, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.18%	$23,658, 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

Prairie Village, KS	103,603 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Prairie Village, KS	129,085 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

	Prairie Village, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$81,366, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$50,417, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$62,198, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Asian	$111,250, see rank	$60,287	$73,244
Two or More Races	$76,979, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Prairie Village, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$24,886, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$95,222, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$87,997, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$60,761, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Prairie Village, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,448, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	7,865, 45.08%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,088, 77.41%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.14%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,077, 77.27%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,831, 95.95%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	246, 4.05%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,777, 22.59%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	9,583, 54.92%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,060, 63.24%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,060, 63.24%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,897, 97.31%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	163, 2.69%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,523, 36.76%, 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

	Prairie Village, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,576, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,224, 88.32%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	407, 3.52%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	34, 0.29%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	98, 0.85%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	161, 1.39%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	652, 5.63%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Prairie Village, KS	20.0 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

	Prairie Village, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,728	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	5,831, 49.72%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,340, 57.28%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	457, 7.84%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,438, 24.66%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.22%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	88, 1.51%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	308, 5.28%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	5,897, 50.28%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,667, 62.18%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	633, 10.73%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,487, 25.22%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.14%, 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	94, 1.59%, 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

	Prairie Village, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,728, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	17, 0.14%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	235, 2.00%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	655, 5.58%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	426, 3.63%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,155, 9.85%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	310, 2.64%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	495, 4.22%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,394, 11.89%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,266, 19.32%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,070, 26.18%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	746, 6.36%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	370, 3.15%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	589, 5.02%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Prairie Village, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	863	4.00%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	143	2.44%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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