Colby

Population: 5,389
Median household income: $66,731
Median home value: $150,700

Colby is a community in Thomas County, Kansas, home to 5,389 residents. Its median household income of $66,731 runs below the Thomas County figure of $73,575.

Between 2019 and 2023, Colby's population declined 1.5% from 5,473 to 5,389, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $125,500 to $150,700.

The median gross rent is $736. 29.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,389
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,731
Median home value: $150,700
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 2,443
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4735,389

Median household income

$56,358$66,731

Median home value

$125,500$150,700

Median gross rent

$634$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,473	$56,358	$125,500	$634
2020	5,426	$62,001	$127,600	$655
2021	5,434	$59,292	$133,300	$594
2022	5,403	$62,937	$152,700	$736
2023	5,389	$66,731	$150,700	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	346	6.4%
5 to 17	1,053	19.5%
18 to 24	690	12.8%
25 to 34	743	13.8%
35 to 44	455	8.4%
45 to 54	547	10.2%
55 to 64	729	13.5%
65 to 74	348	6.5%
75 and over	478	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,871	90.4%
Black or African American	25	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	12	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.3%
Two or more races	6	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	456	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's41.1%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	290	8.8%
High school graduate	667	20.2%
Some college or associate's	1,356	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	689	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	298	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,256	80.9%
Carpooled	184	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	94	3.4%
Bicycle	10	0.4%
Worked from home	245	8.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,043	80.3%
15 to 29 min	339	13.3%
30 to 44 min	103	4.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	59	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 8.2% (409 of 4,964)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,182	56.6%
Nonfamily households	908	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,090	85.6%
Vacant	353	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,455	69.6%
Renter-occupied	635	30.4%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,842	75.4%
1-unit, attached	47	1.9%
2 to 4 units	187	7.7%
5 to 19 units	199	8.1%
20 or more units	28	1.1%
Mobile home & other	140	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2014650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3846, -101.0450