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Kansas Opportunity Zones

Demographics for ’s Opportunity Zones Major urban areas with largest number of zones Kansas Kansas Wichita Opportunity Zones Minority 24% 30% Population 9 Tracts Poverty 12% 22% Rate

Average $75,976 $53,100 MFI*

Bachelor’s 33% 22% Degree+ Kansas City, KS Adults Not 18% 24% Working

Housing 10% 15% Vacancy 74 Opportunity Zones 6 Tracts Rent 43% 48% 231k Zone Residents Burdened 249k Zone Jobs Congressional districts with largest number of zones

17k Zone Businesses Olathe Representative District Party Zones

Tracey Mann KS-01 R 29

Non-Metro Jake LaTurner KS-02 R 21 3 Tracts 57% KS-04 R 13 Metro KS-03 D 11 43% To learn more vist https://eig.org/opportunityzones 43+57+B Contact: [email protected] U.S. Opportunity Zones

Over 8,700 35 million 1.6 million 24 million Zones residents businesses* jobs* Data Notes

Minority Population reflects the share of the population that does not identify as white, non- Hispanic.

Bachelor’s Degree + reflects the share of the population age 25 and older who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Adults Not Working reflects the share of the population age 25 to 64 not working (i.e. either unemployed or not in the labor force).

Housing Vacancy reflects the share of housing units that are vacant, adjusted for recreational, seasonal, or occasional use vacancies.

Rent Burdened reflects the share of renter- occupied households that spend 30%+ of their household income on housing

Businesses and jobs data sourced from ESRI, 2017 data. All other data sourced from the American Community Survey, 2015-2019 data.

Average Minority Bachelor’s Adults Not Housing Poverty Rate Median Family Rent Burdened Population Degree+ Working Vacancy Income

United States* 39% 15% $70,900 31% 27% 8% 51%

Average U.S. 56% 29% $44,700 18% 36% 13% 55% Opportunity Zones*

*Figure does not include Puerto Rico and the other U.S. territories To learn more vist https://eig.org/opportunityzones | Contact: [email protected]