Parsons, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,065 (Urban population: 10,731 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 334 (all nonfarm))

Parsons, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,364 (4,760 occupied: 3,132 owner occupied, 1,628 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	31%

Housing density: 518 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $105,511.

Median contract rent in 2007: $341 (lower quartile is $259, upper quartile is $416)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $333

Median gross rent in Parsons, KS in 2007: $486

Housing units in Parsons with a mortgage: 1,475 (123 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,370

Parsons,KS index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,941 (it was $37,400 in 2000)

Parsons:	$54,941
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,145 - $86,173

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $70,856
Here: $70,856
State: $157,252

In 2-unit structures: $60,724
Here: $60,724
State: $121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $251,197
Here: $251,197
State: $101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $44,535
Here: $44,535
State: $102,831

Mobile homes: $22,364
Here: $22,364
State: $34,057

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,958

In family households: 8,867 (2,259 male householders, 711 female householders)
2,080 spouses, 3,229 children (2,833 natural, 121 adopted, 275 stepchildren), 96 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 87 other relatives, 291 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,091 (748 male householders (625 living alone)), 1,072 female householders (1,003 living alone)), 271 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 532 (292 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,376 2-persons, 670 3-persons, 568 4-persons, 240 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,628 1-person, 148 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

1,705 married couples with children.
1,033 single-parent households (227 men, 806 women).

96.4% of residents of Parsons speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 137 (1.2%)
(44.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Parsons, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 28 3 rooms: 85 4 rooms: 333 5 rooms: 940 6 rooms: 769 7 rooms: 453 8 rooms: 297 9 or more rooms: 227

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Parsons, Kansas:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 94 3 rooms: 300 4 rooms: 367 5 rooms: 478 6 rooms: 215 7 rooms: 82 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 71
1990 to 1994: 121
1980 to 1989: 382
1970 to 1979: 516
1960 to 1969: 467
1950 to 1959: 559
1940 to 1949: 951
1939 or earlier: 2,286

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Parsons:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 125 2 bedrooms: 1,086 3 bedrooms: 1,382 4 bedrooms: 422 5 or more bedrooms: 117

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Parsons:
	no bedroom: 34 1 bedroom: 400 2 bedrooms: 724 3 bedrooms: 389 4 bedrooms: 60 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Parsons in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 245 1 vehicle: 881 2 vehicles: 1,239 3 vehicles: 497 4 vehicles: 151 5 or more vehicles: 119

Cars and other vehicles available in Parsons in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 365 1 vehicle: 788 2 vehicles: 386 3 vehicles: 77 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Parsons, KS:

Less than $10,000: 109
$10,000 to $14,999: 55
$15,000 to $19,999: 140
$20,000 to $24,999: 134
$25,000 to $29,999: 129
$30,000 to $34,999: 180
$35,000 to $39,999: 190
$40,000 to $49,999: 379
$50,000 to $59,999: 304
$60,000 to $69,999: 217
$70,000 to $79,999: 199
$80,000 to $89,999: 180
$90,000 to $99,999: 123
$100,000 to $124,999: 243
$125,000 to $149,999: 202
$150,000 to $174,999: 64
$175,000 to $199,999: 46
$200,000 to $249,999: 53
$250,000 to $299,999: 36
$300,000 to $399,999: 15
$400,000 to $499,999: 7
$500,000 to $749,999: 5
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Parsons rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Parsons:

Less than $100: 67 people
$100 to $149: 66
$150 to $199: 97
$200 to $249: 114
$250 to $299: 197
$300 to $349: 261
$350 to $399: 234
$400 to $449: 191
$450 to $499: 139
$500 to $549: 56
$550 to $599: 22
$600 to $649: 24
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 3
$900 to $999: 1
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 51

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 37 1985 to 1989: 12 1980 to 1984: 18 1975 to 1979: 10 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 29

Parsons, KS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.2%
Number of people working at home: 138 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 612
5 to 9 minutes: 1914
10 to 14 minutes: 1401
15 to 19 minutes: 368
20 to 24 minutes: 216
25 to 29 minutes: 124
30 to 34 minutes: 109
35 to 39 minutes: 59
40 to 44 minutes: 38
45 to 59 minutes: 109
60 to 89 minutes: 97
90 or more minutes: 76

Parsons mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,302 (82%)
Carpooled: 548 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 198 (4%)
Other means: 54 (1%)
Worked at home: 138 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 611
$10,000 to $14,999: 444
$15,000 to $19,999: 479
$20,000 to $24,999: 537
$25,000 to $29,999: 418
$30,000 to $34,999: 434
$35,000 to $39,999: 292
$40,000 to $44,999: 256
$45,000 to $49,999: 271
$50,000 to $59,999: 389
$60,000 to $74,999: 266
$75,000 to $99,999: 245
$100,000 to $124,999: 73
$125,000 to $149,999: 17
$150,000 to $199,999: 18
$200,000 or more: 40

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2076

United States or American: 1563

German: 1396

Irish: 838

English: 761

Scotch-Irish: 204

French (except Basque): 181

European: 153

Italian: 143

Dutch: 124

Swedish: 114

Polish: 62

Norwegian: 56

Danish: 54

Scottish: 42

French Canadian: 39

Belgian: 30

British: 20

Finnish: 15

Swiss: 14

Subsaharan African:: 13

African: 13

Czech: 12

Arab:: 9

Arab/Arabic: 9

Pennsylvania German: 8

Croatian: 7

Welsh: 7

Hungarian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 6

Austrian: 6

Portuguese: 5

Russian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (26%)
Panama (20%)
Canada (9%)
United Kingdom (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Thailand (7%)
Other Western Asia (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8069
Northeast: 114
Midwest: 1369
South: 1253
West: 497

51% of Parsons residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Kansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 56
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 80
9th grade: 128
10th grade: 91
11th grade: 83
12th grade, no diploma: 58
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,085
Less than 1 year of college: 337
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 591
Associate degree: 285
Bachelor's degree: 350
Master's degree: 140
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 60
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 130
9th grade: 119
10th grade: 168
11th grade: 98
12th grade, no diploma: 81
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,127
Less than 1 year of college: 539
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 585
Associate degree: 353
Bachelor's degree: 462
Master's degree: 162
Professional school degree: 50
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,948
Black householders: $30,851
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,489
Asian householders: $289,065
Some other race householders: $30,362
Two or more races householders: $34,172
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,864

Parsons household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Parsons household income for Black householders

Parsons household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Parsons household income for Asian householders

Parsons household income for Some other race householders

Parsons household income for Two or more races householders

Parsons household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Parsons marital status for males

Parsons marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $57,308
Black or African American householders: $40,549
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $55,063
Asian householders: $148,731
Some other race householders: $92,022
Two or more races householders: $99,802
Hispanic or Latino householders: $56,859

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,336
One, attached: 46
Two: 256
3 or 4: 200
5 to 9: 143
10 to 19: 34
20 to 49: 105
50 or more: 75
Mobile homes: 169

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,359

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Parsons:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50

Here:	3.9%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	2.3%
Kansas:	13.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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