COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sedgwick County

Colorado · 2,690 residents · 548 sq mi

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With 2,690 people, Sedgwick County is a county in Colorado. At a median age of 40.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $29,300. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 36%. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $207 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,690

−2%vs 2000

vs 2,747 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 43.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

548 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(142)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(149)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(251)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(163)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243%(82)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(334)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(411)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(227)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(311)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(319)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(228)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(73)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,335

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,278 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,901

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,125 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,300

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$207

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $301 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.1%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

28.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.5%(2,376)

Black0.3%(9)

Hispanic / Latino11.4%(314)

Asian0.7%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(2,622)

Black0.2%(5)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(251)

Asian0.5%(13)

Other1.9%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.1%(324)

Puerto Rican1.6%(36)

South American1.4%(32)

Spaniard1.3%(29)

Venezuelan1.2%(27)

Paraguayan0.2%(5)

Central American0.2%(4)

Nicaraguan0.2%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese1.1%(26)

Korean0.3%(6)

Filipino0.3%(6)

Japanese0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German34.3%(791)

English13.6%(313)

Irish10.4%(239)

Dutch3.9%(91)

French3%(70)

American2.9%(66)

Scottish2.5%(57)

Italian1.7%(39)

Swedish1.6%(37)

Norwegian1.3%(30)

Czech1.1%(25)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(19)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(17)

French Canadian0.6%(14)

Russian0.5%(11)

Welsh0.5%(11)

Polish0.4%(10)

Romanian0.3%(6)

Canadian0.1%(3)

Hungarian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.9%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 12.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.9%(299)

Married55.3%(535)

Widowed3.8%(37)

Divorced10%(97)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(235)

Married53.5%(504)

Widowed9.3%(88)

Divorced12.2%(115)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.5%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.3%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22%(37)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.3%(71)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.4%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 168 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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