Hays, Kansas Demographics

Hays is 4th in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Hays is 7th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Hays is 7th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Hays is 11th in Kansas out of 50 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Hays is 11th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Hays is 13th in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Retail sales

Hays is 13th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Hays is 14th in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Hays is 15th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - White

Hays is 19th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Households

Size Demographics
	Hays	Rank	Kansas	US
Current population (2012)	20,993	21st	2,885,905	313,914,040
Size in square miles	8.0	35th	81,758.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,579.5	7th	34.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hays	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	53rd	7.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.7%	58th	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.7%	30th	13.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hays	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.8%	20th	89.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	36.6%	13th	29.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hays	Rank	Kansas	US
Race - White	92.8%	15th	87.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.1%	48th	6.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	58th	1.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.8%	23rd	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	47th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	58th	2.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	45th	11.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	90.7%	11th	77.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hays	Rank	Kansas	US
Female residents	50.7%	39th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.0%	45th	6.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hays	Rank	Kansas	US
Housing units	9,311	19th	1,237,651	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	31.1%	7th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	8,512	19th	1,104,479	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	56.4%	53rd	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$137,900	22nd	$125,500	$186,200
People per household	2.2	54th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Hays	Rank	Kansas	US
Income per capita	$24,950	23rd	$26,545	$27,915
Income per household	$43,385	35th	$50,594	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.1%	20th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hays	Rank	Kansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,687	14th	237,040	27,092,908
Retail sales	$473,311	13th	$34,538,332	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$23,753	4th	$12,444	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$69,984	11th	$4,192,347	$613,795,732