Arkansas City, Kansas Demographics

Arkansas City is 3rd in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Arkansas City is 5th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Two or More

Arkansas City is 7th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Income below poverty line

Arkansas City is 8th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Arkansas City is 13th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Arkansas City is 19th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Arkansas City	Rank	Kansas	US
Current population (2012)	12,340	30th	2,885,905	313,914,040
Size in square miles	9.4	30th	81,758.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,326.4	43rd	34.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Arkansas City	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents younger than 5	8.1%	19th	7.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.4%	30th	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.8%	22nd	13.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Arkansas City	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.9%	57th	89.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	13.2%	59th	29.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Arkansas City	Rank	Kansas	US
Race - White	79.4%	49th	87.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.9%	26th	6.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.7%	3rd	1.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	47th	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	13th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.6%	5th	2.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	8th	11.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	72.4%	49th	77.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Arkansas City	Rank	Kansas	US
Female residents	51.7%	23rd	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.1%	26th	6.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Arkansas City	Rank	Kansas	US
Housing units	5,646	28th	1,237,651	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.6%	40th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	4,554	32nd	1,104,479	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.1%	46th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$61,700	57th	$125,500	$186,200
People per household	2.6	21st	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Arkansas City	Rank	Kansas	US
Income per capita	$17,565	59th	$26,545	$27,915
Income per household	$35,782	54th	$50,594	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.7%	7th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Arkansas City	Rank	Kansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	697	45th	237,040	27,092,908
Retail sales	$151,311	32nd	$34,538,332	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,618	32nd	$12,444	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$15,938	32nd	$4,192,347	$613,795,732