Cowley County, KS Demographic Data
Cowley County, KS Summary
Cowley County is located in Kansas
- Population: 36,273
- Area: 1,132.43 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,125.75 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.68 sq. miles
- Population Density: 32.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,290.35 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cowley County, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,892
50%
50.8
Male
18,085
50%
49.2
Total Population
35,977
323,128,000
Cowley County, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,336
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,600
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,259
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,723
7.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,638
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,314
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,064
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,337
12.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,554
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,012
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,250
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,866
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,024
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,314
75.9%
77.2
Female
13,745
50.3%
51.3
Male
13,569
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,478
70.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,198
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,140
17.1%
15.2
Female
3,411
55.6%
55.8
Male
2,729
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Cowley County, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
34,724
96.5%
96.8
White
31,538
87.7%
72.6
Black or African American
1,159
3.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
793
2.2%
0.8
Asian
578
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
43
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
102
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
37
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
18
0.1%
0.2
Korean
3
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
76
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
299
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
651
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,253
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,689
10.3%
17.8
Mexican
2,892
8.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
86
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
708
2.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
32,288
89.7%
82.2
Cowley County, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
787
3.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,772
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,110
30.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,360
27.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,856
12.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,136
13.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,400
6.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,559
11.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
20,862
89.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,536
19.4%
31.2
Cowley County, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,334
25.5%
33.7%
Now Married
14,838
51.6%
47.5
Divorced
3,912
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
499
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
2,199
7.6
5.8%
Cowley County, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
30,806
91.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,835
8.4%
21.6%
Spanish
2,070
6.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
187
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
483
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
95
0.3%
1.1%
Cowley County, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,022
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,026
7.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,636
11.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,713
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,116
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,706
19.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,462
10.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,445
10.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
424
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
218
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
44,960
57,617
Per capita income
22,249
31,128
Cowley County, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
553
3.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,321
8.5%
9.8
Construction
721
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,161
26.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
559
3.6%
6.6
Information
146
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,537
22.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
607
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
801
5.1%
11.4
Public administration
715
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,352
8.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
727
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
432
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,906
12.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,159
26.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,085
19.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,262
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,220
20.6%
18.1%
Cowley County, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
15,426
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
12,342
80.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,913
12.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
350
2.3%
2.7
Other means
245
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
576
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.4
26.6
Cowley County, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
755
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,439
32.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,703
34.2%
37.1
3 or more
3,871
28.1%
21.0
Cowley County, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
13,768
86.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,027
65.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,741
34.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,231
13.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Cowley County, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,999
1 room
182
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
209
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
950
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
2,335
14.6%
16.5
5 rooms
3,203
20.0%
19.8
6 rooms
3,247
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
2,253
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,789
11.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,831
11.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cowley County, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,999
1-unit, detached
12,703
79.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
131
0.8%
5.9
2-units
240
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
499
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
236
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
116
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
549
3.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,513
9.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
12
0.1%
0.1
Cowley County, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,603
28.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,514
9.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,233
14.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,411
8.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,924
12.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,736
10.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,304
8.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,198
7.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
66
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.1%
1.4%
Cowley County, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,683
63.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,367
9.9%
4.7
Electricity
3,006
21.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
20
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
517
3.8%
1.9
Solar energy
10
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
102
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
63
0.5%
1.1
Cowley County, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,640
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
30
0.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
65
1.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
145
3.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
180
3.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
709
15.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,619
34.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,892
40.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,405
51.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
647
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
508
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
255
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
821
17.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Cowley County, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,466
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
34
0.8%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
41
0.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
106
2.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
394
8.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,019
22.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,872
64.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
275
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
657
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
883
20.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
585
13.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
420
9.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
572
13.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
462
10.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,397
32.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
422
0.0%
0.0%
Cowley County, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,027
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,316
25.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,058
33.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,587
17.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
996
11.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
709
7.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
224
2.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
96
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
41
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,000
205,000
