COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Stafford County

Kansas · 5,365 residents · 792 sq mi

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With 5,365 people, Stafford County is a county in Kansas. Median home value sits at $23,900. At a median age of 38.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 28%. Median rent is $252 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,365

+12%vs 2000

vs 4,789 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 41.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

792 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(376)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(431)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(377)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(287)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(254)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(640)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(703)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(506)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(543)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(618)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.7%(520)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(110)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,778

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,107 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,496

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,409 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,900

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$252

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $353 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(4,455)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(259)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(5,296)

Black0.4%(19)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(125)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.9%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.3%(488)

South American0.9%(37)

Uruguayan0.9%(36)

Peruvian0%(1)

Ancestry

German25.3%(1,006)

English11.3%(449)

Irish10.3%(409)

American6.4%(254)

French3.4%(136)

Italian1.9%(77)

Scottish1.8%(73)

Swedish1.1%(45)

Dutch1.1%(44)

Czech1%(41)

Polish0.8%(32)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(26)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.6%(24)

Swiss0.6%(23)

French Canadian0.5%(21)

Norwegian0.5%(21)

Austrian0.5%(20)

Russian0.5%(18)

Subsaharan African0.2%(8)

Welsh0.2%(8)

British0.1%(5)

Ukrainian0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.7%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 13.8 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 married26.5%(429)

Married59.9%(968)

Widowed3.2%(52)

Divorced10.4%(168)

Women 15+

Never married17.4%(273)

Married59%(927)

Widowed12.7%(199)

Divorced11%(173)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.0%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 75.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.4%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% 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)30.3%(87)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(75)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.5%(79)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 287 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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