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Hays, KS
Demographic Data




Hays Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Hays Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

21,040

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.1%
5 - 17:
13.9%
18 - 24:
23.7%
25 - 34:
13.2%
35 - 54:
19.7%
55 - 64:
9.2%
Over 65 Years:
15.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
18.6%
18.6%
95.4%
95.4%
43.9%
43.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Hays
USA
$33,310
$33,310
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Hays
USA
$56,861
$56,861
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.9%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Construction
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Information Technology
Agriculture
Finance
Public Service
Administration
Transportation
Wholesale
18.4%
18.4%
17.2%
17.2%
12.3%
12.3%
12.2%
12.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.4%
3.4%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3.0%
3.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
87.0%
87.0%
7.0%
7.0%
2.8%
2.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.2%
1.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
European
French
Russian
Scottish
German Russian
Austrian
Scots-Irish
Swedish
Dutch
Polish
Danish
Finnish
Swiss
Welsh
Norwegian
Czechoslovakian
42.4%
42.4%
11.9%
11.9%
8.6%
8.6%
4.5%
4.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Russian
French
African languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Persian
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
92.5%
92.5%
4.9%
4.9%
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Hays Residents

3.2%


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