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 12.67 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, McPherson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of McPherson citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.52% of adults in McPherson have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in McPherson in 2018 was $33,449, 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 $133,796 for a family of four. However, McPherson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
McPherson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call McPherson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McPherson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McPherson include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in McPherson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
