Cowley County, Kansas

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,487
Median household income: $58,263
Median home value: $111,600

Home to 34,487 residents, Cowley County is one of Kansas's counties. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $58,263 runs below the Kansas figure of $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cowley County's population declined 2.4% from 35,351 to 34,487, while its median household income rose 16.3% from $50,102 to $58,263.

24.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,487
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,263
Median home value: $111,600
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 15,647
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,35134,487

Median household income

$50,102$58,263

Median home value

$89,000$111,600

Median gross rent

$694$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,351	$50,102	$89,000	$694
2020	35,090	$50,786	$88,600	$670
2021	34,769	$51,732	$91,700	$708
2022	34,661	$55,726	$104,000	$776
2023	34,487	$58,263	$111,600	$779

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,872	5.4%
5 to 17	6,293	18.2%
18 to 24	3,586	10.4%
25 to 34	3,759	10.9%
35 to 44	4,272	12.4%
45 to 54	3,865	11.2%
55 to 64	4,371	12.7%
65 to 74	3,616	10.5%
75 and over	2,853	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,639	77.2%
Black or African American	763	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	411	1.2%
Asian	642	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	70	0.2%
Some other race	49	0.1%
Two or more races	1,815	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,098	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,913	8.4%
High school graduate	7,043	31.0%
Some college or associate's	8,265	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,518	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,997	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,874	79.1%
Carpooled	1,830	12.2%
Public transit	14	0.1%
Walked	254	1.7%
Bicycle	45	0.3%
Worked from home	718	4.8%
Other means	274	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,984	48.9%
15 to 29 min	4,044	28.3%
30 to 44 min	1,668	11.7%
45 to 59 min	641	4.5%
60+ min	954	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 13.9% (4,455 of 32,150)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,313	62.3%
Nonfamily households	5,026	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,339	85.2%
Vacant	2,308	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,400	70.5%
Renter-occupied	3,939	29.5%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,657	74.5%
1-unit, attached	163	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1,137	7.3%
5 to 19 units	594	3.8%
20 or more units	546	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1,550	9.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 20035
State: Kansas
Land area: 1,126 sq mi
Water area: 6.69 sq mi
Center point: 37.2345, -96.8372

Cities & places

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