Leavenworth, Kansas

Demographic Snapshot

Leavenworth Leavenworth County Kansas City MSA
Population, 2017 36,210 81,095 2,128,912
Population % Ch., 2007-2017 3% 9.9% 7.47%
Median Age, 2016 34.8 37.3 37.4
Land Area (sq. mi.) 24.04 462.83 7,950
High School Grads, 2016 91.4% 91.5% 91.4%
College Grads, 2016 31.4% 30.1% 35%
Labor Force, 2017 14,010 36,117 1,128,859
Unemployment Rate, 2017 4.4% 3.9% 3.8%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Major Employers

 
Company
Type of Operation
Employees
Armed Forces Insurance
Insurance
187
Cereal Ingredients  Food manufacturing 185
City of Leavenworth
Government - Local
267
CoreCivic  Federal holding facility 220
Cubic Global Defense Inc.  Defense contractor 100
Fort Leavenworth
Army - military/civilians
8,821
Great Western Manufacturing Co. Inc. Machine manufacturing 118
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Gift wrap & party essentials
260
Heatron Inc.
Heating element manufacturing
220
Henke Manufacturing Corporation  Snow removal equipment 92
Home Depot  Home improvement 180
Leavenworth USD #453
Public education
700
Northrop-Grumman
Defense contractor
300
St. John Hospital  Healthcare 244
St. Luke's Cushing Hospital  Healthcare 235
U.S. Federal Penitentiary  Corrections, Federal 355
University of St. Mary  Higher education 180
VA-CMOP (Veterans Administration-Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy)  Mail outpatient pharmacy 200
VA-CPAC (Veterans Administration-Consolidated Patient Account Center)  Patient account center 454
VA Medical Center
Healthcare
800
Zeck Ford  Auto retail 200
Zephyr Products Inc.  Sheet metal manufacturing 95

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