COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Osage County

Kansas · 15,248 residents · 706 sq mi

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Osage County is a county of 15,248 people in Kansas. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $37,900. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $280 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,248

−9%vs 2000

vs 16,712 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

706 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,033)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,162)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,259)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(993)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(664)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(2,284)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(2,156)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(1,507)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(1,515)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,366)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(860)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(449)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,867

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,928 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,823

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,691 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,900

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(16,109)

Black0.2%(36)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(255)

Asian0.2%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(15,049)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(110)

Asian0.1%(19)

Other1.1%(172)

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%(480)

Central American0.2%(32)

Salvadoran0.2%(29)

Puerto Rican0.1%(11)

Guatemalan0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(15)

Cambodian0%(6)

Korean0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

German23.7%(3,727)

English14.5%(2,286)

Irish11.9%(1,878)

American5.6%(884)

French2.1%(324)

Scottish2%(310)

Swedish1.9%(296)

Italian1.8%(286)

Dutch1.2%(190)

Norwegian1%(157)

Welsh0.9%(140)

Polish0.8%(129)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(107)

Danish0.5%(73)

British0.4%(59)

French Canadian0.4%(57)

Swiss0.3%(43)

Australian0.3%(41)

Czech0.2%(31)

Russian0.2%(31)

Austrian0.2%(24)

Subsaharan African0.1%(17)

Belgian0.1%(16)

Hungarian0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Kenyan0%(7)

Finnish0%(6)

Brazilian0%(5)

Croatian0%(5)

Greek0%(5)

Slovene0%(5)

Nigerian0%(5)

West Indian0%(5)

Jamaican0%(5)

Lithuanian0%(4)

Portuguese0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.9%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.5 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 22.0 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 married27.8%(1,809)

Married53.7%(3,491)

Widowed3.7%(239)

Divorced14.9%(966)

Women 15+

Never married18.4%(1,170)

Married54.8%(3,475)

Widowed8.9%(564)

Divorced17.9%(1,133)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 71.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% 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)28.3%(284)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(242)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.7%(429)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(58)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,005 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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