Cowley County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Cowley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	34,411	2,947,197	334,922,499	1354th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,878	$74,275	$80,734	2265th of 3,221
Median Age	39.2	37.4	38.9	2332nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.5%	35.6%	35.7%	1292nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$120,900	$217,200	$332,700	2656th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$809	$1,060	$1,413	2035th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.3%	11.3%	12.5%	1405th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	3.9%	5.2%	1964th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.6	36.0	n/a	1985th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.6%	7.4%	14.1%	1061st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2058th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.1%	67.2%	65.2%	2476th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.1	19.7	26.4	2326th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.9%	11.8%	15.1%	2693rd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1353rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.2%	49.1%	46.9%	2347th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.3%	n/a	n/a	1810th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Cowley County, Kansas

Statistic	Cowley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.2%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	39.1	44.7	61.4

Age in Cowley County, Kansas

Statistic	Cowley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	39.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.4%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.9%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Cowley County, Kansas

Statistic	Cowley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	13,387	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.3%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.1%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.5%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	28.4%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cowley County, Kansas

Statistic	Cowley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,882	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.5%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.6%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Cowley County, Kansas

Statistic	Cowley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	15,682	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.8%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.9%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.6%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,961.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,999	$2,798	n/a

Education in Cowley County, Kansas

Statistic	Cowley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	9.4%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.3%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.8%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.2%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cowley County, Kansas

Statistic	Cowley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.8%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.7%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.9%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.6%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.0%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Cowley County, Kansas

Statistic	Cowley County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.5%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.2%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	9.2%	16.7%

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