Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Kansas with household income of less than $40k was 29.90%. Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Pittsburg city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (53.67%), followed by Emporia city (42.36%), and Great Bend city (41.44%).
On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Leawood city (9.81%), Andover city (11.43%), and Lenexa city (15.54%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Kansas cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kansas cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | City | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburg city | 53.67 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 42.36 |
| 3 | Great Bend city | 41.44 |
| 4 | Hays city | 41.34 |
| 5 | Arkansas City city | 40.76 |
| 6 | Winfield city | 40.51 |
| 7 | El Dorado city | 39.26 |
| 7 | Kansas City city | 39.26 |
| 8 | Atchison city | 38.85 |
| 9 | Hutchinson city | 38.81 |
| 10 | Salina city | 38.56 |
| 11 | Topeka city | 38.08 |
| 12 | Manhattan city | 37.17 |
| 13 | Junction City city | 36.23 |
| 14 | Wichita city | 35.38 |
| 15 | Lawrence city | 35.09 |
| 16 | McPherson city | 34.04 |
| 17 | Ottawa city | 32.92 |
| 18 | Liberal city | 31.92 |
| 19 | Dodge City city | 31.72 |
| 20 | Leavenworth city | 31.65 |
| 21 | Newton city | 28.03 |
| 22 | Garden City city | 27.89 |
| 23 | Haysville city | 23.87 |
| 24 | Merriam city | 23.32 |
| 25 | Derby city | 21.14 |
| 26 | Shawnee city | 18.00 |
| 27 | Prairie Village city | 17.38 |
| 28 | Gardner city | 16.93 |
| 29 | Overland Park city | 16.48 |
| 30 | Lansing city | 16.35 |
| 31 | Olathe city | 15.95 |
| 32 | Lenexa city | 15.54 |
| 33 | Andover city | 11.43 |
| 34 | Leawood city | 9.81 |