In 2017, Atchison County, KS had a population of 16.5k people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $46,640. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Atchison County, KS declined from 16,557 to 16,466, a -0.55% decrease and its median household income grew from $46,103 to $46,640, a 1.16% increase.
The population of Atchison County, KS is 88.4% White Alone, 4.79% Two or More Races, and 3.1% Black or African American Alone. N/A% of the people in Atchison County, KS speak a non-English language, and 99.4% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Atchison County, KS are Benedictine College (493 degrees awarded in 2016).
The median property value in Atchison County, KS is $92,900, and the homeownership rate is 70.1%. Most people in Atchison County, KS commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Atchison County, KS is 2 cars per household.
Atchison County, KS borders Platte County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Leavenworth County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Brown County, KS, and Doniphan County, KS.