Demographics of Abilene city, Kansas

Abilene city, Kansas had 6,552 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +106 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Abilene city, in four figures

6,552
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,449 ±21.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +106 people.; 44.0 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,924 ±$8,811
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Abilene city, Kansas's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Abilene city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Abilene city, Kansas's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Abilene city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,446	100.0	100.0
2021	6,466	100.3	100.2
2022	6,407	99.4	100.7
2023	6,439	99.9	101.6
2024	6,497	100.8	102.5
2025	6,552	101.6	103.1

Population of Abilene city, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,446	—
2021	6,466	+20
2022	6,407	−59
2023	6,439	+32
2024	6,497	+58
2025	6,552	+55

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±2.9: for men 46.6 ±5.7 and for women 43.7 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Abilene city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	339 ±115	5.3% ±1.8	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	941 ±219	14.6% ±3.4	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	443 ±128	6.9% ±2.0	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,627 ±300	25.2% ±4.6	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,579 ±305	24.5% ±4.7	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,520 ±276	23.6% ±4.3	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,924 ±$8,811, and income per person $37,047 ±$3,480, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Abilene city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	408 ±151	12.9% ±4.7	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	883 ±294	28.0% ±9.2	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	628 ±246	19.9% ±7.7	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	439 ±160	13.9% ±5.0	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	386 ±162	12.2% ±5.1	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	117 to 391	3.7% to 12.4%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	31 to 277	1.0% to 8.8%	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Abilene city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	427 ±195	6.8% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	20 to 170	1.7% to 13.1%	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	37 to 181	1.2% to 5.8%	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	104 to 342	5.7% to 17.3%	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Abilene city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Abilene city	Kansas	United States
Housing units	3,390 ±176	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±1.0	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.3% to 10.7%	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.9% ±5.8	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.1% ±6.2	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$131,500 ±$14,380	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,022 ±$320	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Abilene city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	315 ±94	4.9% ±1.5	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,722 ±149	88.7% ±2.3	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.5%	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	379 ±108	5.9% ±1.7	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Abilene city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	4,760 ±300	73.8% ±4.6	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,656 ±299	25.7% ±4.6	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 68	0% to 1.1%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 22	0% to 0.3%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 58	0% to 0.9%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Abilene city among the places of Kansas

54th of 65 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Places of Kansas near Abilene city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Scott city	7,555 ±17
Basehor city	7,491 ±22
Maize city	6,824 ±544
Roeland Park city	6,763 ±27
Pratt city	6,577 ±17
Abilene city	6,449 ±21
De Soto city	6,414 ±20
Mulvane city	6,171 ±712
Eudora city	6,119 ±454
Goddard city	6,030 ±590
Tonganoxie city	5,891 ±28

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026