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Cowley County, KS


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Winfield, KS
Designated Market Area: Wichita-Hutchinson, KS-NE
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 34,453   ( 1,858 from 2010 , 94 from 2020)
Land area: 1125.7 square miles
Population density: 30.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:26,836 77.89% 10.0%
Black:9642.80% 0.7%
Indian:5731.66% 11.0%
Asian:8212.38% 38.9%
2+ races:1,0553.06% 8.9%
Hispanic:4,20412.20% 27.7%
Total non-White:7,61722.11% 17.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:897 13.0
Deaths:1,08115.6
Net Migration: 731.1
Net Immigration: 20.0
Change in White population:-2,996 -8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:1,138 3.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
36,311
29,83282.16%
9712.67%
6441.77%
5911.63%
9692.67%
3,2929.07%
6,47917.84%

2000
36,291
32,09188.43%
9712.68%
6581.81%
5551.53%
6941.91%
1,3043.59%
4,20011.57%

1990
36,915
33,77491.49%
1,0052.72%
7101.92%
4171.13%
n/a
1,0092.73%
3,1418.51%

1980
36,824
34,37793.35%
1,0692.90%
4741.29%
520.14%
n/a
8342.26%
2,4476.65%

1970
35,012
32,76493.58%
8812.52%
3591.03%
370.11%
n/a
9202.63%
2,248 6.42%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
4,264 11.7
3,83310.6
-3,170-8.7
1880.5
-2,259 -6.2
2,279 6.3
1990's
NumberRate
4,653 12.6
4,17311.3
-1,236-3.3
1100.3
-1,683 -4.6
1,059 2.9
1980's
NumberRate
5,501 14.9
4,233 11.5
-1,066 -2.9
n/a
-603 -1.6
694 1.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
818 2.3
n/a
1,613 4.6
199 0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Cowley County, KS
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.1
8,143 23.6%
26,310 76.4%
6,400 18.6%
13,091
2.47
8,163 62.4%
5,994 73.4%
950 11.6%
4,928 37.6%

2010
NumberPercent
38.5
8,870 24.4%
27,441 75.6%
5,726 15.8%
13,940
2.46
9,326 66.9%
7,107 76.2%
955 10.2%
4,614 33.1%

2000
NumberPercent
36.8
9,416 25.9%
26,875 74.1%
5,760 15.9%
14,073
2.45
9,687 68.8%
7,988 82.5%
788 8.1%
4,386 31.2%

1990
NumberPercent
35.0
9,718 26.3%
27,197 73.7%
6,101 16.5%
14,024
2.50
10,077 71.9%
8,590 85.2%
771 7.7%
3,947 28.1%

1980
NumberPercent
32.8
9,954 27.0%
26,870 73.0%
5,995 16.3%
13,887
2.53
10,110 72.8%
8,974 88.8%
630 6.2%
3,777 27.2%

2022 Housing Data for Cowley County, KS

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units15,626 
Median Value$104,000 
Occupied13,09183.8%
Vacant2,53516.2%
Owned9,27470.8%
Rented3,81729.2%
Median Rent$776 
Single-Family Units12,01176.9%
    Detached11,90976.2%
    Attached1020.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,1087.1%
Mobile Homes1,4839.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cowley County, KS

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007505.7%
$10,000 to $14,9995884.5%
$15,000 to $19,9995444.2%
$20,000 to $24,9998156.2%
$25,000 to $29,9996364.9%
$30,000 to $34,9996545.0%
$35,000 to $39,9996515.0%
$40,000 to $44,9996144.7%
$45,000 to $49,9996014.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991,1879.1%
$60,000 to $74,9991,32010.1%
$75,000 to $99,9991,69813.0%
$100,000 to $124,9991,2199.3%
$125,000 to $149,9999006.9%
$150,000 to $199,9995083.9%
$200,000 or more4063.1%
Median Household Income55,726 
Per Capita Income29,977 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state90 
Compared to U.S.72 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6695.1%
Public Assistance4093.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,55911.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed12,56167.3%
Unemployed6883.7%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force13,24971.0%
Not in Labor Force5,40529.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,2353,74258.3%
Non-Profit4641,12529.2%
Self-Employed1,09058565.1%
Local Government9101,05246.4%
State Government34052039.5%
Federal Government7811640.2%
Total Private + Self6,3254,32759.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,7922,81338.9%
Total8,1177,14053.2%
Pct. Govt.19.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,07813.6%
Sales and Office Occupations2,57916.9%
Professional, Technical2,88018.9%
Service Occupations2,99619.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1300.9%
All others4,74031.0%
White Collar 49.3%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing2,79418.3%
Health care and social assistance2,41615.8%
Educational services2,07713.6%
Retail trade1,4749.7%
Accommodation and food services7855.1%
Construction7304.8%
Public administration7074.6%
Other services6874.5%
Transportation and warehousing5733.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5563.6%
Finance and insurance5103.3%
Professional, scientific, technical3522.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3402.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3032.0%
Utilities2961.9%
Wholesale trade2111.4%
Information1891.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing1791.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction940.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cowley County, KS

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,7657.98%
Puerto Rican600.17%
Cuban70.02%
Dominican830.24%
Total Central American6531.88%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan5361.55%
Honduran300.09%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran870.25%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1680.48%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian490.14%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian930.27%
Ecuadorian180.05%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan80.02%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2840.82%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Laotian2960.85%
Vietnamese1810.52%
Filipino600.17%
Chinese340.10%
Korean180.05%
Thai160.05%
Indian120.03%
Japanese20.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English31,14895.2%
Spanish1,1593.5%
Other Asian2020.6%
Vietnamese1480.5%
German, other Germanic260.1%
Other200.1%
Other Indo-European120.0%
Arabic70.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun60.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German6,36518.4%
Irish4,41712.7%
English3,68110.6%
American3,49310.1%
Dutch6641.9%
Italian6531.9%
Swedish5891.7%
French5371.5%
Scottish5291.5%
European4881.4%
Polish3401.0%
Czech3100.9%
Danish2860.8%
Scotch-Irish2820.8%
Welsh2360.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen34,02298.2%
Not a citizen6391.8%
Native33,26396.0%
Foreign-born1,3984.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cowley County, KS

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
511 2.2%1,388 6.1%6,737 29.4%8,677 37.8%3,620 15.8%1,992 8.7%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 511 2.2%
9-12 Years 1,388 6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,737 29.4%
Some College 8,677 37.8%
Bach. Degree 3,620 15.8%
Grad Degree 1,992 8.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Cowley County, KS

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 17,933 16,820 1,113 6.2% 4.2%
1991 17,973 17,078 895 5.0% 4.5%
1992 18,148 17,155 993 5.5% 4.6%
1993 18,554 17,543 1,011 5.4% 4.9%
1994 18,170 17,144 1,026 5.6% 4.8%
1995 18,453 17,471 982 5.3% 4.3%
1996 18,543 17,701 842 4.5% 4.3%
1997 18,782 17,878 904 4.8% 3.8%
1998 17,736 16,732 1,004 5.7% 3.7%
1999 17,471 16,711 760 4.4% 3.5%
2000 17,534 16,718 816 4.7% 3.8%
2001 17,877 17,117 760 4.3% 4.3%
2002 18,660 17,425 1,235 6.6% 5.1%
2003 18,422 17,184 1,238 6.7% 5.5%
2004 18,166 17,056 1,110 6.1% 5.5%
2005 17,672 16,690 982 5.6% 5.1%
2006 18,160 17,369 791 4.4% 4.4%
2007 18,235 17,507 728 4.0% 4.3%
2008 18,066 17,265 801 4.4% 4.6%
2009 18,517 17,225 1,292 7.0% 6.9%
2010 17,254 15,919 1,335 7.7% 7.0%
2011 17,176 15,989 1,187 6.9% 6.4%
2012 17,281 16,216 1,065 6.2% 5.7%
2013 17,204 16,204 1,000 5.8% 5.3%
2014 17,288 16,493 795 4.6% 4.5%
2015 17,088 16,307 781 4.6% 4.2%
2016 16,985 16,236 749 4.4% 4.0%
2017 16,986 16,344 642 3.8% 3.6%
2018 16,835 16,272 563 3.3% 3.3%
2019 16,367 15,821 546 3.3% 3.2%
2020 16,807 15,709 1,098 6.5% 5.9%
2021 16,699 16,113 586 3.5% 3.3%
2022 16,444 15,958 486 3.0% 2.7%
2023 16,200 15,715 485 3.0% 2.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com