COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Osborne County

Kansas · 4,867 residents · 893 sq mi

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Osborne County is home to 4,867 people in Kansas. The median age is 42.9, about 10 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $18,700. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 33% less than in Kansas as a whole. Renters pay $206 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,867

+9%vs 2000

vs 4,452 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 44.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

893 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(330)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(350)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(316)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(252)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(151)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(580)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(549)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(468)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(555)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.6%(615)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410%(485)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.4%(216)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,365

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,145 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,913

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,236 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$18,700

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$206

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $314 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

21.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(4,378)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(17)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(4,829)

Black0.2%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(36)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0.5%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(66)

Central American0.5%(18)

Guatemalan0.3%(11)

Salvadoran0.1%(4)

Honduran0.1%(3)

Spaniard0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(11)

Korean0.2%(6)

Ancestry

German39.3%(1,355)

English14.1%(486)

Irish11.2%(386)

American9.5%(327)

Dutch3.8%(131)

French3.3%(113)

Scottish1.9%(65)

Swedish1.7%(59)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(43)

Swiss1.2%(41)

Italian1%(34)

Czech0.8%(27)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.8%(26)

Welsh0.6%(22)

French Canadian0.5%(16)

Norwegian0.4%(14)

Russian0.3%(10)

Danish0.1%(5)

British0.1%(4)

Finnish0.1%(4)

Portuguese0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.1%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+89%vs 2000

vs 11.7 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%(378)

Married51.7%(724)

Widowed5.9%(82)

Divorced15.4%(216)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(315)

Married48.5%(688)

Widowed13.7%(195)

Divorced15.6%(221)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

27.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.2%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)13.3%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.4%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.8%(74)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 158 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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