Financial Literacy in Maize, KS
With a population of roughly 7,059, Maize, Kansas is among the larger communities in Kansas, ranking 50th of 625 by population. The population has grown 21.4% since 2020, a pace fast enough to reshape who lives there, from 5,814 to 7,059. The median age is 43.6.
42% of Maize residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That runs 21.8 points above the Kansas average of 20.2%. Put the other way round: of the 3,960 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 2,297 — 58% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
The typical household here earns $68,750 a year. That is $9,062 above the Kansas median. About 9.9% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $280,500 — about 4.1× the median household income, a ratio that makes the arithmetic of a mortgage worth understanding before signing one.
Maize by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 7,059 |
| Change since 2020 | +21.4% |
| Median household income | $68,750 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 42% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 99.1% |
| Median age | 43.6 |
| Poverty rate | 9.9% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% |
| Median home value | $280,500 |
| Land area | 10.056 sq mi |
| Population density | 702 / 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 Maize, 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 Maize
Know the newcomer paperwork
Maize has grown 21.4% since 2020. Fast in-migration means a lot of residents are navigating a new state's rules at once — registration and licensing deadlines, residency for tax purposes, and lease terms that differ from wherever they moved from.
Questions people ask about Maize
Do high school students in Maize, 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 Maize, Kansas have a college degree?
42% 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 58% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Maize, Kansas?
$68,750, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Maize, 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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