Ulysses’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ulysses spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.24 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Ulysses doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Ulysses with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.96% of adults in Ulysses have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ulysses in 2022 was $33,602, 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 $134,408 for a family of four. However, Ulysses contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ulysses is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ulysses home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Ulysses, accounting for 51.03% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ulysses residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ulysses include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Russian.
In addition, Ulysses has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.43%).
The most common language spoken in Ulysses is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
