Parsons, Kansas Demographics

Parsons is 8th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Two or More

Parsons is 9th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Parsons is 10th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Parsons is 12th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Income below poverty line

Parsons is 18th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Size Demographics
	Parsons	Rank	Kansas	US
Current population (2012)	10,327	36th	2,885,905	313,914,040
Size in square miles	10.6	24th	81,758.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	990	54th	34.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Parsons	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents younger than 5	8.0%	24th	7.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.7%	39th	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.4%	18th	13.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Parsons	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.6%	47th	89.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.8%	48th	29.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Parsons	Rank	Kansas	US
Race - White	84.3%	40th	87.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	8.6%	9th	6.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.4%	10th	1.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	44th	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	51st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.3%	8th	2.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	35th	11.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	80.2%	37th	77.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Parsons	Rank	Kansas	US
Female residents	51.5%	31st	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.8%	49th	6.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Parsons	Rank	Kansas	US
Housing units	5,034	33rd	1,237,651	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.0%	43rd	17.6%	25.9%
Households	4,344	33rd	1,104,479	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.8%	42nd	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$54,400	60th	$125,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	45th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Parsons	Rank	Kansas	US
Income per capita	$19,074	51st	$26,545	$27,915
Income per household	$38,342	50th	$50,594	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.7%	12th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Parsons	Rank	Kansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	601	47th	237,040	27,092,908
Retail sales	$165,843	31st	$34,538,332	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,935	27th	$12,444	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$12,157	39th	$4,192,347	$613,795,732