Derby is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 25,939 people and six associated neighborhoods, Derby is the 16th largest community in Kansas. Derby real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Derby house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Derby is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Derby is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Derby who work in office and administrative support (11.45%), management occupations (10.77%), and healthcare (9.86%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Derby. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Also of interest is that Derby has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small city, Derby doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Derby citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.13% of adults in Derby have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Derby in 2022 was $38,246, which is wealthy relative to Kansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,984 for a family of four. However, Derby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Derby is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Derby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Derby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Derby also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.87% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Derby include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Derby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.