Edwards County, Kansas

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Edwards County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Edwards County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,779	2,947,197	334,922,499	3053rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,692	$74,275	$80,734	2619th of 3,221
Median Age	44.2	37.4	38.9	888th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.5%	35.6%	35.7%	1913th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$70,900	$217,200	$332,700	3190th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$740	$1,060	$1,413	2524th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.9%	11.3%	12.5%	666th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.8%	3.9%	5.2%	473rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.5	36.0	n/a	2869th of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.0%	7.4%	14.1%	288th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	64.6	n/a	n/a	3052nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.2%	67.2%	65.2%	757th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.7	19.7	26.4	2592nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.4%	11.8%	15.1%	3011th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.2%	n/a	n/a	686th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.7%	49.1%	46.9%	1906th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.6%	n/a	n/a	1918th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Edwards County, Kansas

Statistic	Edwards County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.1	44.7	61.4

Age in Edwards County, Kansas

Statistic	Edwards County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	44.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.2%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.0%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.5%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Edwards County, Kansas

Statistic	Edwards County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	1,162	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.9%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.7%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	26.1%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Edwards County, Kansas

Statistic	Edwards County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,235	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.0%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.9%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.0%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.5%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Edwards County, Kansas

Statistic	Edwards County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,549	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	92.8%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.0%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,948.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.8%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.5%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,120	$2,798	n/a

Education in Edwards County, Kansas

Statistic	Edwards County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	12.8%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.2%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.4%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.7%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Edwards County, Kansas

Statistic	Edwards County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.3%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.4%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	54.3%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Edwards County, Kansas

Statistic	Edwards County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.1%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	9.0%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	80.6%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	18.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.4%	9.2%	16.7%

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