Ulysses is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 5,659 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ulysses is the 59th largest community in Kansas.
Ulysses is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Ulysses, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
The overall crime rate in Ulysses is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.24 minutes getting to work every day.
Ulysses is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Ulysses rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.96% of adults 25 and older in Ulysses have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Ulysses in 2022 was $33,602, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,408 for a family of four. However, Ulysses contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ulysses is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ulysses home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Ulysses, accounting for 51.03% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ulysses residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ulysses include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Russian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Ulysses's cultural character, accounting for 21.43% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Ulysses is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.