Financial Literacy in Enterprise, KS
With a population of roughly 710, Enterprise, Kansas is the 234th-largest of 625 incorporated places in Kansas. Its population has held essentially flat since 2020, moving less than a percent either way. The median age is 38.6.
8.8% of Enterprise residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That sits 11.4 points below the Kansas average of 20.2%. Put the other way round: of the 599 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 546 — 91.2% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
The typical household here earns $61,029 a year. About 11.9% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $102,600, roughly 1.7× median household income.
Enterprise by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 710 |
| Change since 2020 | 0% |
| Median household income | $61,029 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 8.8% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 95.3% |
| Median age | 38.6 |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.4% |
| Median home value | $102,600 |
| Land area | 0.67 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,060 / sq mi |
What Kansas teaches — and to whom
Kansas has committed to 1 semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement, phasing in with the class of 2027 — so today's middle schoolers will be the first cohort held to it. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Enterprise, is most of the people reading this.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.
Where to start in Enterprise
Start with the money that moves every month
For most households in Enterprise, the fastest gain is not an investing strategy — it is seeing the recurring outflows clearly, knowing what a credit score actually responds to, and understanding which line items on a payslip are negotiable.
Questions people ask about Enterprise
Do high school students in Enterprise, Kansas have to take a personal finance class?
Yes — Kansas has adopted a standalone requirement, phasing in with the graduating class of 2027. Students graduating before then are not covered.
How many adults in Enterprise, Kansas have a college degree?
8.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 91.2% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Enterprise, Kansas?
$61,029, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Enterprise, Kansas learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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