Population
9,425
−8.6% since 2010
Typical home
$82K
−0.6% in a year
Household income
$52K
median
Jobs based here
6,160
A job hub
What makes Parsons stand out The 3 things Parsons does most differently from other towns.
College town
Labette Community College calls Parsons home
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Housing
A typical Parsons home is worth about $82K The typical Parsons home is worth about $82,000, down 0.6% in a year, 67% below the Kansas typical home.
$82K Zillow home value
Typical home value Parsons $82K
Kansas $250K
Market temperature
Seller’s market A seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s −0.6%
value change, 1 year
Work & commute
About half of working residents work right in Parsons 54% of Parsons’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are North (3%), Pittsburg (3%) and Wichita (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
54% work in town
Where working residents work In Parsons 54%
North 3%
Pittsburg 3%
Wichita 2%
Independence 2%
2 mi
median commute distance
6,160
jobs based in Parsons
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Safety
Less crime per resident than 3% of U.S. towns Parsons reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.
D− Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Parsons 8.9
Kansas 4.8
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Parsons 27.8
Kansas 19.2
U.S. 15.5
3rd
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
2nd
percentile among KS towns
82
violent crimes reported in 2025
258
property crimes reported in 2025
Outdoors
3% of Parsons is conserved land 8.0 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves.
#30 for trails in KS
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 3%
conserved · 208 of 6,845 acres
8.0 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
#51
most conserved land in KS
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Forest Park 0.9 mi 18 2. Parsons Arboretum 0.7 mi 27 3. Circle Park — 6
Health
Healthier than 22% of U.S. towns Parsons beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
C− Health Grade
32 measures vs. Kansas
What stands out Parsons KS More adults with COPD 9.1% 6.7% More older adults who have lost all their teeth 15.3% 11.3% More adults facing food insecurity 17.1% 13%
Labette Health
0.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
7th
percentile among KS towns
Schools
Parsons’s public schools outperform 66% of Kansas districts The public schools Parsons’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B+ School Grade
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers Parsons has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
7″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 26–47°
Spring 46–68°
Summer 67–89°
Fall 47–70°
Oct 26
typical first frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
53 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53 Moderate risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Tornadoes Cold waves
58
paid flood claims since 1979
5
federal disasters paid out here
A job hub Every workday, about 4,021 people come to Parsons for work Where Parsons’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
3% → North North 3%
3% → Pittsburg Pittsburg 3%
2% → Wichita Wichita 2%
2% → Independence Independence 2%
2% → Chanute Chanute 2%
2% → Altamont Altamont 2%
Parsons · 54% stay
6,160 jobs based in Parsons
54% of working residents work in town
2 mi median commute distance
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Census LEHD 2023
1873 · Parsons, Kansas, Forest & First Avenuelabel QS:Len,"Parsons, Kansas, Forest & First Avenue" · Wikimedia Commons
Parsons’s story
156 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
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Landmarks 4 places in Parsons on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Parsons is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 9,600. It is the most populous city of Labette County, and the second-most populous city in the southeastern region of Kansas. It is home to Labette Community College and the Parsons State Hospital & Training Center.
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Established 1870
Population 9,600
Area 11 sq mi
Elevation 902 ft
ZIP code 67357
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