Abilene is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 6,501 people and two associated neighborhoods, Abilene is the 53rd largest community in Kansas. Abilene has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Abilene has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The population of Abilene overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Abilene, 22.30% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Abilene in 2022 was $37,047, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,188 for a family of four. However, Abilene contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Abilene home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abilene residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Abilene include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Abilene is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.