COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Pratt County

Kansas · 9,647 residents · 735 sq mi

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Pratt County is home to 9,647 people in Kansas. At a median age of 40.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $57,400. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median rent is $389 a month. The average commute runs 11 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.2

US median: 35.2

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,647

−1%since 1990

from 9,702 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.2

+9%since 1990

from 37.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

735 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.9%(570)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.1%(590)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(702)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 199.3%(898)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.3%(515)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.2%(887)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.8%(1,432)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.6%(1,311)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.2%(891)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.9%(855)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 847.3%(701)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.1%(295)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,529

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $23,865 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,906

+43%since 1990

from $12,488 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.4%

−0.4 ptssince 1990

from 9.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,400

+17%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$389

−6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $313 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

73.4%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 73.9% in 1990

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(9,405)

Black1.3%(123)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(210)

Asian0.3%(26)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(9,095)

Black0.9%(91)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(298)

Asian0.5%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.9%(630)

Central American0.2%(22)

Salvadoran0.2%(22)

Puerto Rican0.1%(13)

South American0%(1)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(17)

Japanese0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German27.7%(2,524)

Irish11.5%(1,050)

English11.1%(1,011)

American4.2%(387)

French3.1%(279)

Scottish1.8%(167)

Subsaharan African1.7%(151)

Ghanaian1.6%(150)

Dutch1.6%(148)

Italian1.1%(103)

Welsh0.5%(43)

Swedish0.4%(40)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.3%(30)

Russian0.3%(30)

Armenian0.3%(27)

Swiss0.2%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(20)

Norwegian0.2%(19)

British0.1%(12)

Lithuanian0.1%(12)

French Canadian0.1%(9)

Polish0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(7)

Hungarian0%(3)

Slovene0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.0%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 19.5% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

86.3%

+3.9 ptssince 1990

from 82.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 6.5% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.9 min

−32%since 1990

from 16.0 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 married20.9%(764)

Married69%(2,519)

Widowed3%(111)

Divorced7%(255)

Women 15+

Never married18.3%(754)

Married60.5%(2,488)

Widowed11.9%(488)

Divorced9.2%(380)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.8%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.0%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 74.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.3%

+4.7 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)13.1%(50)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(99)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.4%(185)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 382 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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