COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Coffey County

Kansas · 8,865 residents · 627 sq mi

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With 8,865 people, Coffey County is a county in Kansas. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The median age is 39.2, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $63,500, having more than doubled since 1990. Median rent is $394 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.6% of people here.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.2

US median: 35.2

Less educated

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,865

+5%since 1990

from 8,404 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.2

+8%since 1990

from 36.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

627 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.9%(525)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(628)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(695)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.3%(737)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.2%(372)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.4%(921)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416%(1,421)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.4%(1,275)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.6%(852)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.1%(632)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.9%(523)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.2%(284)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,839

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $24,435 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,337

+60%since 1990

from $11,451 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

6.6%

−2.3 ptssince 1990

from 8.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,500

+39%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $34,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$394

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $288 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

78.3%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 77.3% in 1990

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(8,330)

Black0.1%(11)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(38)

Asian0%(2)

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(8,535)

Black0.2%(21)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(137)

Asian0.3%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(249)

Central American0.2%(16)

South American0.2%(16)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Chilean0.1%(9)

Puerto Rican0.1%(7)

Peruvian0.1%(7)

Honduran0.1%(6)

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.4%(36)

Vietnamese0.4%(30)

Chinese0.1%(9)

Filipino0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

German24.1%(2,000)

English11.2%(934)

Irish11.2%(930)

American5.2%(436)

Scottish2.3%(188)

French1.8%(151)

Italian1.8%(146)

Swedish1.7%(139)

Welsh1.2%(99)

Dutch0.9%(71)

Norwegian0.5%(45)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(45)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(26)

Swiss0.3%(23)

Portuguese0.2%(20)

Danish0.2%(18)

Belgian0.2%(17)

French Canadian0.2%(17)

Russian0.2%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

Canadian0.1%(6)

Czech0.1%(6)

Lithuanian0.1%(6)

Austrian0%(4)

British0%(2)

Croatian0%(2)

Romanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.1%

+6.7 ptssince 1990

from 13.5% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

86.9%

+10.0 ptssince 1990

from 76.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.1%

+2.9 ptssince 1990

from 3.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

−45%since 1990

from 25.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.6%(769)

Married66.3%(2,254)

Widowed2.4%(80)

Divorced8.7%(296)

Women 15+

Never married14.5%(528)

Married63.4%(2,304)

Widowed12.9%(468)

Divorced9.1%(332)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.7%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.2%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 75.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.1%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% 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)27.8%(150)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23%(124)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.3%(255)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 539 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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