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Migration Profile for Kansas, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left Kansas in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

Kansas People Moving into Kansas People Moving out of Kansas Net # People Moving into Kansas from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 100,310 89,456 10,854 1.12
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 24,869 20,139 4,730 1.23
Aged 18-19 8,498 4,933 3,565 1.72
Aged 20-24 15,942 14,681 1,261 1.09
Aged 25-34 22,630 21,083 1,547 1.07
Aged 35-44 12,521 11,687 834 1.07
Aged 45-54 8,547 7,282 1,265 1.17
Aged 55-64 4,304 5,242 -938 0.82
Aged 65+ 2,999 4,409 -1,410 0.68
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 33,216 29,569 3,647 1.12
Married 31,023 29,969 1,054 1.04
Divorced 8,780 8,310 470 1.06
Separated 2,033 1,592 441 1.28
Widowed 2,439 2,699 -260 0.90
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 4,565 5,372 -807 0.85
High School Graduate 11,778 11,700 78 1.01
Some college or Associates degree 18,747 13,379 5,368 1.40
Bachelor’s Degree 9,011 12,776 -3,765 0.71
Graduate or Professional Degree 6,900 6,476 424 1.07
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 6,492 7,488 -996 0.87
$1-$9,999 21,514 18,215 3,299 1.18
$10,000-$24,999 19,736 18,713 1,023 1.05
$25,000-$49,999 18,762 14,762 4,000 1.27
$50,000-$74,999 6,134 6,609 -475 0.93
$75,000+ 4,853 6,352 -1,499 0.76
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 14,813 16,768 -1,955 0.88
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 11,193 6,409 4,784 1.75
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 60,565 59,218 1,347 1.02

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into Kansas” refers to those people living in Kansas in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of Kansas” refers to those people living in Kansas in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 1.12 means that very every 100 people leaving Kansas for another state, 112 people are moving to Kansas from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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