COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Crawford County

Kansas · 35,568 residents · 590 sq mi

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Crawford County is a county of 35,568 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $30,600. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 28%. Households take in $19,616 at the median, 35% less than the US figure. Median rent is $299 a month. 18.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

35,568

−7%vs 2000

vs 38,242 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

+2%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

590 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202439K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(2,137)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(2,474)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(2,367)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,556)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(3,393)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(5,082)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(4,269)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(3,331)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(2,949)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(3,437)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(2,570)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(1,003)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,616

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,409 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,507

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,245 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.8%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,600

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $451 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.5%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.4% in 2000

32.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(35,282)

Black1.8%(671)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(910)

Asian1.1%(421)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(34,213)

Black1.4%(513)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(274)

Asian1.1%(386)

Other1.3%(456)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.7%(1,820)

Central American1.7%(681)

Guatemalan0.9%(357)

Salvadoran0.8%(296)

Puerto Rican0.4%(174)

South American0.3%(126)

Paraguayan0.1%(49)

Peruvian0.1%(33)

Nicaraguan0%(18)

Ecuadorian0%(17)

Venezuelan0%(15)

Dominican0%(8)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0%(6)

Uruguayan0%(6)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Honduran0%(5)

Spaniard0%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(176)

Thai0.4%(141)

Chinese0.3%(129)

Asian Indian0.1%(57)

Filipino0.1%(50)

Sri Lankan0.1%(34)

Japanese0.1%(25)

Korean0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0%(19)

Ancestry

German20.9%(8,168)

Irish13.7%(5,345)

English13.6%(5,294)

American12.3%(4,790)

Italian5.6%(2,187)

Scottish2.8%(1,090)

French2.3%(910)

Dutch1.6%(621)

Swedish1.4%(556)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(439)

Norwegian1%(381)

Polish0.9%(339)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.5%(210)

Welsh0.5%(194)

Austrian0.4%(163)

Czech0.4%(153)

Danish0.3%(117)

Swiss0.3%(98)

Arab0.2%(87)

Belgian0.2%(81)

Lebanese0.2%(79)

Slovene0.2%(72)

British0.2%(70)

Greek0.2%(62)

Subsaharan African0.1%(57)

Russian0.1%(44)

Canadian0.1%(39)

Croatian0.1%(36)

Nigerian0.1%(23)

Finnish0%(12)

Slovak0%(10)

Hungarian0%(8)

Iranian0%(8)

Romanian0%(8)

Kenyan0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(5)

Australian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.7%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 12.1 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 married39.4%(6,296)

Married47.2%(7,539)

Widowed3%(480)

Divorced10.4%(1,669)

Women 15+

Never married32%(5,102)

Married46.9%(7,478)

Widowed9.1%(1,448)

Divorced12%(1,917)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.0%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.7%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.7%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% 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)10.2%(151)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(273)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.5%(662)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(99)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.4%(35)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,487 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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