Population (year 2000): 11,514, Est. population in July 2002: 11,289 (-2.0% change)
Males: 5,500 (47.8%), Females: 6,014 (52.2%)
Elevation: 907 feet
County: Labette
Land area: 10.4 square miles
Zip code: 67357
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $28,345 (year 2000)
Median house value: $37,900 (year 2000)
New: Parsons, KS residents, houses, and apartments details
Races in Parsons:
* White Non-Hispanic (83.3%)
* Black (8.2%)
* Hispanic (4.6%)
* Two or more races (2.8%)
* American Indian (2.3%)
* Other race (1.9%)
Ancestries: German (16.5%), United States (13.6%), Irish (11.0%), English (8.5%), French (2.6%), Dutch (2.0%).
Parsons, Kansas map
For population 25 years and over in Parsons
* High school or higher: 83.0%
* Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
* Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
* Unemployed: 4.0%
* Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Parsons city
* Never married: 24.5%
* Now married: 48.5%
* Separated: 1.6%
* Widowed: 11.5%
* Divorced: 13.9%
1.2% Foreign born
Parsons satellite photo by USGS
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tulsa, OK (95.3 miles, pop. 393,049).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (330.8 miles, pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities: Altamont, KS (10.5 miles), Mound Valley, KS (13.0 miles), St. Paul, KS (14.1 miles), Erie, KS (16.0 miles), Oswego, KS (16.2 miles), McCune, KS (17.2 miles), Thayer, KS (17.5 miles), Cherryvale, KS (19.9 miles).