COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Rawlins County

Kansas · 3,404 residents · 1,069 sq mi

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With 3,404 people, Rawlins County is a county in Kansas. The median age is 38.6, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $27,800. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median rent is $234 a month. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,404

+15%vs 2000

vs 2,966 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−15%vs 2000

vs 45.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,069 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(209)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(293)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(267)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(204)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(98)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(435)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(430)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(357)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(386)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(363)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(297)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(65)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,332

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,105 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,468

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,161 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,800

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$234

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $328 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

23.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(2,906)

Black0.3%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(24)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(3,387)

Black0.3%(11)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(17)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(6)

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%(150)

Puerto Rican1.3%(33)

Central American0.2%(6)

Guatemalan0.2%(6)

Cuban0.2%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(9)

Burmese0.3%(8)

Korean0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German33.5%(842)

English13.2%(332)

Irish9.5%(238)

American7%(177)

Czech5.4%(137)

Austrian3.7%(92)

Hungarian3.2%(80)

Swedish2.8%(70)

Italian2.1%(52)

Dutch1.7%(42)

French1.4%(36)

Polish1.3%(33)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1%(25)

Welsh0.8%(19)

Scottish0.7%(18)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(10)

Belgian0.3%(8)

Danish0.3%(7)

British0.2%(6)

Greek0.2%(6)

Subsaharan African0.2%(4)

Arab0.1%(3)

Russian0.1%(3)

French Canadian0.1%(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

14.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.4%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.0 min

+146%vs 2000

vs 11.8 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 married17.7%(183)

Married62.6%(645)

Widowed1.9%(20)

Divorced17.7%(183)

Women 15+

Never married15.6%(158)

Married59.1%(597)

Widowed14.6%(147)

Divorced10.7%(108)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.8%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.2%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.3%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% 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)15.4%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.8%(87)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.3%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 156 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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