Crawford County vs Riley County

A side-by-side comparison of Crawford County and Riley County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Riley County has the higher population (71,710 vs 38,963 in Crawford County). Riley County has the higher median household income ($59,560 vs $50,311 in Crawford County). Riley County has the higher median home value ($231,200 vs $122,400 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Riley County
Population	38,963	71,710
Median age	33.8 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,311	$59,560
Median home value	$122,400	$231,200
Median gross rent	$837	$1,065
Housing units	18,088	30,674
Homeownership rate	60.1%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	48.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Riley County
Population	38,968 → 38,963 (-0.0%)	75,056 → 71,710 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$41,004 → $50,311 (+22.7%)	$51,208 → $59,560 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $122,400 (+30.4%)	$201,000 → $231,200 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $837 (+16.7%)	$946 → $1,065 (+12.6%)

Crawford County

Population

38,96838,963

Median household income

$41,004$50,311

Median home value

$93,900$122,400

Median gross rent

$717$837

Riley County

Population

75,05671,710

Median household income

$51,208$59,560

Median home value

$201,000$231,200

Median gross rent

$946$1,065

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Riley County
Under 5	5.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	11.3%
18 to 24	17.7%	33.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.1%	7.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	7.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	6.0%
75 and over	6.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Riley County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	74.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	1.7%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Riley County
No high school diploma	5.8%	3.9%
High school graduate	28.8%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	21.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Riley County
Drove alone	80.2%	64.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.6%	13.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.9%
Worked from home	5.2%	10.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Riley County
1-unit, detached	76.9%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	18.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Riley County
Poverty rate	20.8%	22.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1971	1984