Abilene is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 6,643 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Abilene is the 48th largest community in Kansas. Abilene has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Abilene is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Abilene is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Abilene who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.98%), sales jobs (10.07%), and teaching (6.29%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Abilene spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.16 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Abilene is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Abilene isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.59% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small city, Abilene does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Abilene Information and Demographics

The citizens of Abilene are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.78% of adults in Abilene having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Abilene in 2000 was $17,356, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,424 for a family of four.

The people who call Abilene home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Abilene is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Abilene include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Abilene is English.