Pratt County, Kansas

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,120
Median household income: $64,348
Median home value: $114,500

Pratt County is a county in Kansas with a population of 9,120. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,348 is below the Kansas median ($72,639).

From 2019 to 2023, Pratt County's population declined 3.5% from 9,452 to 9,120, while its median household income rose 23.0% from $52,327 to $64,348.

The median resident is 38.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,120
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $64,348
Median home value: $114,500
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 4,375
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,4529,120

Median household income

$52,327$64,348

Median home value

$91,900$114,500

Median gross rent

$692$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,452	$52,327	$91,900	$692
2020	9,324	$54,644	$107,500	$697
2021	9,266	$57,109	$103,400	$756
2022	9,175	$61,685	$111,100	$763
2023	9,120	$64,348	$114,500	$810

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	555	6.1%
5 to 17	1,726	18.9%
18 to 24	1,003	11.0%
25 to 34	926	10.2%
35 to 44	1,066	11.7%
45 to 54	781	8.6%
55 to 64	1,095	12.0%
65 to 74	1,122	12.3%
75 and over	846	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,773	85.2%
Black or African American	189	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.2%
Asian	20	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.6%
Two or more races	314	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	755	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	450	7.7%
High school graduate	1,753	30.0%
Some college or associate's	2,083	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	991	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	559	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,368	80.6%
Carpooled	228	5.5%
Public transit	11	0.3%
Walked	226	5.4%
Bicycle	13	0.3%
Worked from home	298	7.1%
Other means	33	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,805	72.3%
15 to 29 min	614	15.8%
30 to 44 min	266	6.9%
45 to 59 min	56	1.4%
60+ min	138	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 9.5% (813 of 8,514)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,079	59.0%
Nonfamily households	1,442	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,521	80.5%
Vacant	854	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,489	70.7%
Renter-occupied	1,032	29.3%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,672	83.9%
1-unit, attached	29	0.7%
2 to 4 units	183	4.2%
5 to 19 units	179	4.1%
20 or more units	121	2.8%
Mobile home & other	191	4.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 20151
State: Kansas
Land area: 735 sq mi
Water area: 0.68 sq mi
Center point: 37.6476, -98.7401

Cities & places

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