Leavenworth County, Kansas

Demographic Snapshot

Leavenworth County Kansas City MSA United States
Population, 2017 81,095 2,128,912 325,719,178
Population % Ch., 2007-2017 9.9% 7.47% 7.99%
Median Age, 2016 37.3 37.4 37.9
Land Area (sq. mi.) 462.83 7,950 3,531,905
High School Grads, 2016 91.5% 91.4% 87%
College Grads, 2016 30.1% 35% 30.3%
Labor Force, 2017 36,117 1,128,859 160,320,000
Unemployment Rate, 2017 3.9% 3.8% 4.4%
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
Basehor USD #458  Public education 400
Cereal Ingredients  Food manufacturing 185
City of Basehor  Government 40
City of Lansing  Government 62
City of Leavenworth  Government 267
City of Tonganoxie  Government 35
CoreCivic  Federal holding facility 220
Cubic Global Defense Inc. Defense contractor 100
First State Bank & Trust  Banking 68
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
Kansas Heavy Construction LLC   Construction 40
Lansing Correctional Facility
Corrections, State
811
Lansing USD #469  Public education 440
Leavenworth County
Government - Local
407
Leavenworth USD #453
Public education
630
Mid Star Lab, Inc.  Orthotics manufacturing 31
Miles Excavating  Excavating 175
Northrop-Grumman
Defense contractor
302
Peruvian Connection  Clothing retailer 103
St. John Hospital  Healthcare 244
St. Luke's Cushing Hospital  Healthcare 235
Tonganoxie Nursing Center  Healthcare 90
Tonganoxie USD #464  Public education 305
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
Vintage Park  Assisted living 35
Zeck Ford  Auto retail 200
Zephyr Products, Inc.  Sheet metal manufacturing 95

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