Coffey County, Kansas

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,304
Median household income: $67,377
Median home value: $139,500

Coffey County is a county in Kansas with a population of 8,304. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $67,377, its median household income sits below Kansas's $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Coffey County's population held roughly steady from 8,254 to 8,304, while its median household income rose 13.1% from $59,583 to $67,377.

Owners occupy 75.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,304
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,377
Median home value: $139,500
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 3,985
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2548,304

Median household income

$59,583$67,377

Median home value

$119,100$139,500

Median gross rent

$658$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,254	$59,583	$119,100	$658
2020	8,218	$59,405	$124,300	$694
2021	8,361	$63,167	$120,700	$704
2022	8,334	$67,645	$131,200	$813
2023	8,304	$67,377	$139,500	$842

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	366	4.4%
5 to 17	1,423	17.1%
18 to 24	591	7.1%
25 to 34	907	10.9%
35 to 44	1,002	12.1%
45 to 54	942	11.3%
55 to 64	1,247	15.0%
65 to 74	1,051	12.7%
75 and over	775	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,653	92.2%
Black or African American	41	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	79	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.2%
Two or more races	228	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	279	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	462	7.8%
High school graduate	1,924	32.5%
Some college or associate's	2,281	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	849	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	408	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,121	83.6%
Carpooled	348	9.3%
Public transit	12	0.3%
Walked	58	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	169	4.5%
Other means	24	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,543	43.3%
15 to 29 min	1,145	32.1%
30 to 44 min	351	9.9%
45 to 59 min	246	6.9%
60+ min	278	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 9.6% (782 of 8,183)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,379	67.1%
Nonfamily households	1,168	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,547	89.0%
Vacant	438	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,692	75.9%
Renter-occupied	855	24.1%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,353	84.1%
1-unit, attached	86	2.2%
2 to 4 units	94	2.4%
5 to 19 units	108	2.7%
20 or more units	21	0.5%
Mobile home & other	323	8.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 20031
State: Kansas
Land area: 627 sq mi
Water area: 27 sq mi
Center point: 38.2364, -95.7291

Cities & places

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