State profile · KS
Largest Cities in Kansas
Ranked by resident population across 552 tracked cities and towns in Kansas, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas.
- 552
- Cities
- 2,474,003
- Combined city pop.
- $64,718
- Avg median income
- 9.1%
- Avg poverty rate
Data updated July 2026
The headline finding
Wichita is the largest of 552 tracked cities in Kansas, which ranks #38 of 52 nationally on avg median income.
- Wichita
- largest tracked city (396,488 people)
- #38
- national rank, avg median income
- 552
- cities tracked in this state
Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.
94% of Kansas's 552 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.
How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below
Every tracked city in Kansas is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Kansas's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
Largest cities in Kansas
By population, hover or tap a bar for income detail
- Wichita
Wichita, KS
396,488 residents
- Overland Park
Overland Park, KS
197,199 residents
- Kansas City 154,776
Kansas City, KS
154,776 residents
- Olathe 143,720
Olathe, KS
143,720 residents
- Topeka 126,103
Topeka, KS
126,103 residents
- Lawrence 95,459
Lawrence, KS
95,459 residents
- Shawnee 68,175
Shawnee, KS
68,175 residents
- Lenexa 57,986
Lenexa, KS
57,986 residents
- Manhattan 53,951
Manhattan, KS
53,951 residents
- Salina 46,432
Salina, KS
46,432 residents
- Hutchinson 39,837
Hutchinson, KS
39,837 residents
- Leavenworth 37,176
Leavenworth, KS
37,176 residents
What this shows Wichita, KS is the most populous city profiled in Kansas; the full list of all 552 cities follows below.
How Kansas ranks nationally
Avg median income
$64,718
#38 of 52 · highest income
Avg home value
$119,204
#51 of 52 · highest values
Avg poverty rate
9.1%
#25 of 52 · lowest poverty
Tracked cities
552
#21 of 52 · most tracked cities
Kansas ranks #38 of 52 nationally on average median income and #25 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.
How Kansas's home values compare nationally
Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories
$119,204 Among the most affordable more affordable than 98% of 52 US states
Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Which cities does Kansas include?
What to do with Kansas's city data
552 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.
- Wichita is Kansas's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major KS metro. Wichita profile
- Mission Hills has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Kansas, a different lens than population size alone. Mission Hills profile
- See how Kansas's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings
City counts and averages on this page cover only the 552 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cities does PlainCities track in Kansas?
PlainCities profiles 552 cities and towns in Kansas, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What is the largest city in Kansas?
Wichita is the largest tracked city in Kansas, with a population of 396,488.
What is the average household income in Kansas?
Across the 552 tracked cities in Kansas, the average median household income is $64,718. Individual cities vary widely, with Mission Hills reporting the highest median income at $250,001.
What is the average poverty rate in Kansas?
The average poverty rate across Kansas's tracked cities is 9.1%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
Every figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.