Editing Atchison County, Kansas (section)

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Atchison County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|175px|left|[[Population pyramid]] based on 2000 census age data]]
{{US Census population
|1860= 7729
|1870= 15507
|1880= 26668
|1890= 26758
|1900= 28606
|1910= 28107
|1920= 23411
|1930= 23945
|1940= 22222
|1950= 21496
|1960= 20898
|1970= 19165
|1980= 18397
|1990= 16932
|2000= 16774
|2010= 16924
|2020= 16348
|estyear=2023
|estimate=16016
|estref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 21, 2014 }}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}
Atchison County comprises the Atchison, KS [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]-[[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]]-[[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], [[Missouri|MO]]-KS [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 16,774 people, 6,275 households, and 4,279 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|39|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 6,818 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 91.62% [[White American|White]], 5.32% [[Black American|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.55% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]], 0.51% from other races, and 1.59% from [[Multiracial|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race were 1.95% of the population.

There were 6,275 [[household]]s, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.70% under the age of 18, 11.30% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.30 males.

The [[Median household income|median income for a household]] in the county was $34,355, and the median income for a family was $40,614. Males had a median income of $29,481 versus $20,485 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,207. About 7.90% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 17.90% of those age 65 or over.