Anderson County vs Coffey County

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson County and Coffey County: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson County and Coffey County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Coffey County has the higher population (8,304 vs 7,819 in Anderson County). Coffey County has the higher median household income ($67,377 vs $64,925 in Anderson County). Anderson County has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $139,500 in Coffey County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Coffey County
Population	7,819	8,304
Median age	40.4 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,925	$67,377
Median home value	$147,900	$139,500
Median gross rent	$792	$842
Housing units	3,569	3,985
Homeownership rate	81.1%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Coffey County
Population	7,835 → 7,819 (-0.2%)	8,254 → 8,304 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$50,213 → $64,925 (+29.3%)	$59,583 → $67,377 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$95,700 → $147,900 (+54.5%)	$119,100 → $139,500 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $792 (+22.4%)	$658 → $842 (+28.0%)

Anderson County

Population

7,8357,819

Median household income

$50,213$64,925

Median home value

$95,700$147,900

Median gross rent

$647$792

Coffey County

Population

8,2548,304

Median household income

$59,583$67,377

Median home value

$119,100$139,500

Median gross rent

$658$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Coffey County
Under 5	6.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.7%
75 and over	9.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Coffey County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Coffey County
No high school diploma	10.5%	7.8%
High school graduate	44.5%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Coffey County
Drove alone	76.2%	83.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	4.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Coffey County
1-unit, detached	88.5%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Coffey County
Poverty rate	10.9%	9.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1962	1971