Atchison is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 10,670 people and four associated neighborhoods, Atchison is the 35th largest community in Kansas.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.68% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Atchison is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Atchison enrolled in college, Atchison has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Atchison is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Atchison is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.39% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Atchison in 2022 was $25,839, which is low income relative to Kansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,356 for a family of four. However, Atchison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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