About Johnson County
Johnson County, is a large, mostly suburban county southwest of Kansas City, Missouri. To gather a broad overview of Johnson County, we took at look at the U.S. Census. Here’s what we found:
County population has grown 10% since 2014, and now has over 630,000 residents.
Average household median income is $109,000 compared to $83,000 nationally, making it the wealthiest county in the state of Kansas
County makeup is 77% White compared to 58% nationally.
Unemployment rate is 2.0% for individuals in the workforce compared to 3.0% nationally. Almost everyone in the county without a disability and is under the age of 65 works at least part-time.
To make a long story short, the average resident of Johnson County is extremely well-off, and is 55% less likely to live in poverty than the average American resident. We dubbed this 55% “The JOCO Factor”. However, while studying the data, we learned that this factor works harder for some residents than for others. Click here to see the JOCO factor in action.
