Pittsburg, Kansas demographics

Pittsburg, KS demographics: median age 25.7; 33.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pittsburg city, Kansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 2056025. The survey estimates a population of 20,637 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pittsburg is 25.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 8,287 households (±307). 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	25.7 ±1.1	37.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,637
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Under 18	4,660 ±378	22.6% ±1.8 pp	23.8%	22.0%
18–34	7,997 ±636	38.8% ±3.1 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	5,380 ±437	26.1% ±2.1 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,600 ±299	12.6% ±1.5 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,637
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Male	10,476 ±283	50.8% ±1.4 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	10,161 ±282	49.2% ±1.4 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: 20,637
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
White alone	16,890 ±346	81.8% ±1.7 pp	76.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	600 ±167	2.9% ±0.8 pp	5.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	93 ±53 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone	582 ±108	2.8% ±0.5 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	88 ±126 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	933 ±244	4.5% ±1.2 pp	4.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,451 ±304	7.0% ±1.5 pp	10.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,637
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,012 ±159	87.3% ±0.8 pp	86.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,625 ±161	12.7% ±0.8 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: 8,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,689 ±292	32.4% ±3.3 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	413 ±144	5.0% ±1.7 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,151 ±211	13.9% ±2.5 pp	9.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,996 ±378	36.2% ±4.4 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,038 ±239	12.5% ±2.8 pp	6.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,675 ±265	32.3% ±3.0 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,612 ±396	67.7% ±4.1 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,996 ±378	36.2% ±4.4 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,290 ±301	27.6% ±3.5 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,427 ±276	17.2% ±3.3 pp	13.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	787 ±201	9.5% ±2.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	487 ±130	5.9% ±1.6 pp	5.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	236 ±125 · low precision	2.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	64 ±47 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 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: 20,637
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Native	19,285 ±275	93.4% ±1.3 pp	92.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,352 ±277	6.6% ±1.3 pp	7.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,364
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
English only	17,561 ±379	90.7% ±1.9 pp	87.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,384 ±341	7.1% ±1.8 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	14 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	9 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	49 ±39 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	83 ±67 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	241 ±158 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	9 ±13 · 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: 10,544
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,043 ±240	9.9% ±2.3 pp	8.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,873 ±325	27.2% ±2.9 pp	25.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,415 ±359	22.9% ±3.3 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	712 ±179	6.8% ±1.7 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,214 ±304	21.0% ±2.8 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,287 ±249	12.2% ±2.3 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: 20,440
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Same house	14,057 ±674	68.8% ±3.3 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,534 ±583	17.3% ±2.9 pp	7.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,628 ±396	8.0% ±1.9 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	967 ±232	4.7% ±1.1 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	254 ±170 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 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

15.1% of Pittsburg residents (±2.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Kansas and 8.4% nationally. 90.5% 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	Pittsburg	Kansas	U.S.	Compared with Kansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.1% ±2.4 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.5% ±2.5 pp	90.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.9% ±0.9 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Lower

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 Pittsburg . 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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