Kansas

State Government

Governor

Laura Kelly (D)

State Senate

11

Democrats,

29

Republicans

State House

40

Democrats,

84

Republicans

Assets - Kansas

Average College Debt

$33,031.00

Unbanked Households

3.40%

Economic well-being - Kansas

Extreme poverty rate

0.1

Food insecurity

0.1

Minimum wage

7.3

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.3

Poverty rate

10.9%

Unemployment rate

3.8

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

8.5

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Family - Kansas

Children in foster care

6,449.0

Percent of children in immigrant families

14%

Percent of children living in single parent families

28%

Housing - Kansas

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 9450

People experiencing homelessness

2,793.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

76,700.0

Percent renters

0.3

Total housing units

Poverty by demographic - Kansas

Child poverty rate

0.1

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

67000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

9.3 %

Women in poverty

1,448,554

January 10, 2020

New Kansas proposal breaks impasse on expanding Medicaid

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January 17, 2018

Tax Credits Will Help Transform This Kansas City School Into Affordable Senior Housing

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November 27, 2017

Kansas Teacher Vacancies Concentrated In Five Lower-Income School Districts

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October 2, 2017

School funding still inadequate and unfair, Supreme Court rules

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August 8, 2017

Kansas City Voters Approve Minimum Wage Hike

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May 30, 2017

State law gives free tuition to former foster kids, but at a cost

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