McPherson, Kansas demographics

McPherson, KS demographics: median age 35.4; 38.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · McPherson city, Kansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 2043950. The survey estimates a population of 13,995 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in McPherson is 35.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 5,900 households (±236). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.4 ±1.5	37.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Under 18	2,851 ±367	20.4% ±2.6 pp	23.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,005 ±372	28.6% ±2.7 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	4,824 ±480	34.5% ±3.4 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,315 ±309	16.5% ±2.2 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Male	6,829 ±262	48.8% ±1.9 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	7,166 ±253	51.2% ±1.8 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
White alone	12,592 ±230	90.0% ±1.6 pp	76.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	359 ±83	2.6% ±0.6 pp	5.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	10 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone	111 ±126 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	159 ±126 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	764 ±221	5.5% ±1.6 pp	10.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,986 ±172	92.8% ±1.2 pp	86.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,009 ±167	7.2% ±1.2 pp	13.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,900
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,929 ±262	49.6% ±4.0 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	143 ±79 · low precision	2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	424 ±176	7.2% ±3.0 pp	9.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,000 ±293	33.9% ±4.8 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	404 ±163	6.8% ±2.7 pp	6.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,900
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,749 ±204	29.6% ±3.2 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,151 ±273	70.4% ±3.7 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,900
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,000 ±293	33.9% ±4.8 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,980 ±294	33.6% ±4.8 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	810 ±218	13.7% ±3.6 pp	13.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	776 ±204	13.2% ±3.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	155 ±102 · low precision	2.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	115 ±81 · low precision	1.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	64 ±60 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Native	13,286 ±177	94.9% ±1.2 pp	92.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	709 ±173	5.1% ±1.2 pp	7.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,409
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
English only	12,592 ±309	93.9% ±2.1 pp	87.9%	77.7%
Spanish	501 ±208	3.7% ±1.6 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	81 ±59 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	116 ±111 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	17 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	37 ±89 · low precision	0.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	59 ±66 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	6 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	491 ±225	5.5% ±2.5 pp	8.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,952 ±298	21.7% ±3.2 pp	25.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,971 ±367	21.9% ±4.0 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,126 ±260	12.5% ±2.9 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,095 ±396	23.3% ±4.3 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,360 ±324	15.1% ±3.6 pp	13.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 13,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Same house	11,206 ±588	80.7% ±4.2 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	850 ±378	6.1% ±2.7 pp	7.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,099 ±368	7.9% ±2.7 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	672 ±189	4.8% ±1.4 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	58 ±48 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.1% of McPherson residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Kansas and 8.4% nationally. 89.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McPherson	Kansas	U.S.	Compared with Kansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.1% ±2.0 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.7% ±1.9 pp	90.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.7% ±1.8 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for McPherson . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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