Abilene is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 6,441 people and two associated neighborhoods, Abilene is the 53rd largest community in Kansas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.91% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One of the benefits of Abilene is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.70 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The citizens of Abilene are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.97% of adults in Abilene having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Abilene in 2022 was $34,559, 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 $138,236 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, English, Irish, French, and Swedish.

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