Crawford County, Kansas

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 38,963
Median household income: $50,311
Median home value: $122,400

Crawford County, Kansas counts 38,963 residents. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. At $50,311, its median household income sits below Kansas's $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Crawford County's population held roughly steady from 38,968 to 38,963, while its median household income rose 22.7% from $41,004 to $50,311.

Owners occupy 60.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,963
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $50,311
Median home value: $122,400
Median gross rent: $837
Housing units: 18,088
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,96838,963

Median household income

$41,004$50,311

Median home value

$93,900$122,400

Median gross rent

$717$837

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,968	$41,004	$93,900	$717
2020	38,874	$42,615	$96,900	$723
2021	39,018	$45,191	$98,700	$768
2022	39,012	$49,779	$114,100	$821
2023	38,963	$50,311	$122,400	$837

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2417.7%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,238	5.7%
5 to 17	6,401	16.4%
18 to 24	6,902	17.7%
25 to 34	4,430	11.4%
35 to 44	4,368	11.2%
45 to 54	3,949	10.1%
55 to 64	4,595	11.8%
65 to 74	3,546	9.1%
75 and over	2,534	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,839	84.3%
Black or African American	718	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	183	0.5%
Asian	677	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	56	0.1%
Some other race	91	0.2%
Two or more races	1,630	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,769	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,353	5.8%
High school graduate	6,742	28.8%
Some college or associate's	7,838	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,750	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,739	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,413	80.2%
Carpooled	1,994	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	492	2.6%
Bicycle	123	0.6%
Worked from home	996	5.2%
Other means	197	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,882	59.7%
15 to 29 min	4,427	24.3%
30 to 44 min	1,671	9.2%
45 to 59 min	568	3.1%
60+ min	671	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 20.8% (7,727 of 37,152)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,373	59.0%
Nonfamily households	6,524	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,897	87.9%
Vacant	2,191	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,560	60.1%
Renter-occupied	6,337	39.9%

1-unit, detached76.9%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,918	76.9%
1-unit, attached	418	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1,034	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1,100	6.1%
20 or more units	831	4.6%
Mobile home & other	787	4.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 20037
State: Kansas
Land area: 590 sq mi
Water area: 5.24 sq mi
Center point: 37.5058, -94.8539

Cities & places

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