Your life in Hamilton County, Kansas

What stands out

What stands out about Hamilton County: unemployment is among the lowest in America (1.7%), the overdose death rate is among the lowest in America (-999 per 100,000), and the uninsured rate is in the top 5% of American counties (19.3%). Within Kansas it ranks 2nd of 105 counties for unemployment, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Hamilton County, Kansas. 2,520 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.6% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -48).

Kansas stopped taxing Social Security entirely in 2024 and consolidated its brackets, and property taxes fall heavily on homeowners because agricultural land is assessed on use value. Johnson County, in the Kansas City suburbs, has the state's best-rated schools and highest home prices. The state sits squarely in Tornado Alley.

Money

The typical household here brings in $58,750 a year, lower than 55% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $47,912. Unemployment runs 1.7%, lower than almost every county in America. 6% of workers work from home.

Kansas takes 5.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,191 a year.

Home

The median home costs $149K, cheaper than 84% of American counties, about 1.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $912 a month. Property tax is 1.77% of home value, roughly $2,068 a year on that median home, higher than 93% of American counties. 78% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, lower than 71% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 73.7 years, shorter than 74% of American counties. There is 1 active physician in the county, about 4.0 per 10,000 people. 19.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.49 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 92% of American counties. 86% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 66 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 61% of eligible voters turned out. Under Kansas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 56°F, highs near 71 and lows near 41, warmer than 51% of American counties. About 19 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 13 out of 100, safer than 87% of American counties; the county has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 68 Mbps down, slower than 95% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.2 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.

Where these numbers come from

• BLS QCEW 2024
• CDC 2024
• CMS 2024
• Census 2023
• Census ACS
• Census ACS 2022
• Census Population Estimates 2023
• Census SAHIE 2024
• County Health Rankings 2024
• Derived from ACS 2022 home value / household income
• FAA Airport Database
• FEMA Disaster Declarations 1953–2026
• FEMA National Risk Index 2023 (0–100, all hazards)
• HRSA Area Health Resources File 2023
• IMLS
• NOAA Climate Normals
• National Park Service
• Ookla Speedtest Intelligence
• Open Brewery DB
• OpenElections 2024
• SEDA via County Health Rankings 2024 (3.0 = at grade level; not a Z-score)
• Tax Foundation 2023
• USDA Food Environment Atlas
• Zillow ZHVI 2024
• Kansas tax and law data: state revenue department, Tax Foundation, Giffords, Guttmacher (2026)

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