Statewide Claims to Fame

Cowley County is 7th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Size in square miles

Cowley County is 8th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Cowley County is 10th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Race - Two or More

Cowley County is 12th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Income below poverty line

Cowley County is 13th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Households

Cowley County is 13th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Housing units

Cowley County is 13th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Race - Asian

Cowley County is 14th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Current population (2012)

Cowley County is 18th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Cowley County is 18th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Main Cities Within Cowley County, Kansas

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Cowley County Rank Kansas US
Current population (2012) 36,288 14th 2,885,905 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,125.8 7th 81,758.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 32.3 24th 34.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Cowley County Rank Kansas US
Residents younger than 5 6.7% 34th 7.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.2% 41st 25.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.2% 78th 13.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Cowley County Rank Kansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.2% 79th 89.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.5% 51st 29.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Cowley County Rank Kansas US
Race - White 89.8% 92nd 87.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.9% 23rd 6.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.3% 8th 1.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.7% 13th 2.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 32nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.2% 10th 2.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 9.8% 28th 11.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 81.3% 82nd 77.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Cowley County Rank Kansas US
Female residents 50.0% 58th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.5% 33rd 6.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Cowley County Rank Kansas US
Housing units 15,988 13th 1,237,651 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.5% 27th 17.6% 25.9%
Households 13,489 13th 1,104,479 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.5% 81st 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $79,900 51st $125,500 $186,200
People per household 2.6 22nd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 34 23rd 6,252 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Cowley County Rank Kansas US
Income per capita $20,855 88th $26,545 $27,915
Income per household $40,924 76th $50,594 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.8% 12th 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Cowley County Rank Kansas US
Non-farm private establishments 753 20th 73,598 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 11,320 19th 1,113,423 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,632 18th 237,040 27,092,908
Retail sales $317,199 19th $34,538,332 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,291 42nd $12,444 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $34,235 18th $4,192,347 $613,795,732

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