Demographics of Atchison city, Kansas

Atchison city, Kansas had 10,789 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −80 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Atchison city, in four figures

10,789
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,785 ±19.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −80 people.; 29.1 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,474 ±$9,077
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.

Atchison city, Kansas's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Atchison 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Atchison city, Kansas's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Atchison 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	10,869	100.0	100.0
2021	10,812	99.5	100.2
2022	10,716	98.6	100.7
2023	10,725	98.7	101.6
2024	10,772	99.1	102.5
2025	10,789	99.3	103.1

Population of Atchison city, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,869	—
2021	10,812	−57
2022	10,716	−96
2023	10,725	+9
2024	10,772	+47
2025	10,789	+17

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.1 ±2.3: for men 26.7 ±5.9 and for women 32.6 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Atchison city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	568 ±76	5.3% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,983 ±281	18.4% ±2.6	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,439 ±388	22.6% ±3.6	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,045 ±229	19.0% ±2.1	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,228 ±270	20.7% ±2.5	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,522 ±243	14.1% ±2.3	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,474 ±$9,077, and income per person $26,812 ±$2,335, 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 Atchison city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	781 ±232	22.4% ±6.5	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	838 ±214	24.1% ±5.9	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	632 ±157	18.2% ±4.3	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	313 ±119	9.0% ±3.4	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	594 ±173	17.1% ±4.8	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	188 ±78	5.4% ±2.2	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	63 to 209	1.8% to 6.0%	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 Atchison city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	1,451 ±426	15.8% ±4.6	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	370 ±159	14.9% ±6.1	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	759 ±286	16.5% ±6.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	156 to 488	15.4% ±7.5	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 Atchison city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Atchison city	Kansas	United States
Housing units	4,175 ±173	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±4.4	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±4.7	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.5% ±6.0	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.5% ±6.1	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$129,700 ±$20,622	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$737 ±$140	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±6	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Atchison city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	541 ±51	5.0% ±0.5	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,936 ±165	82.9% ±1.5	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	567 ±147	5.3% ±1.4	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	21 to 75	0.2% to 0.7%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	653 ±201	6.1% ±1.9	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 Atchison city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	6,354 ±435	58.9% ±4.0	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,980 ±427	36.9% ±4.0	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	50 to 242	0.5% to 2.2%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	305 ±115	2.8% ±1.1	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	144 ±58	1.3% ±0.5	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	50 to 272	0.5% to 2.5%	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%.

Atchison city among the places of Kansas

35th 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 Atchison city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Arkansas City city	11,884 ±25
Winfield city	11,711 ±45
Lansing city	11,246 ±25
Haysville city	11,117 ±322
Merriam city	11,085 ±31
Atchison city	10,785 ±19
Mission city	9,915 ±23
Parsons city	9,425 ±19
Augusta city	9,216 ±32
Spring Hill city	9,120 ±29
Bel Aire city	9,043 ±22

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026