Coffey County, KS
Demographic and economic profile of Coffey County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Coffey County is a small rural county of 8,304 residents with an economy that punches well above its population size, generating a GDP per capita of $91,030 against median worker earnings of $39,076—a gap pointing to capital-intensive industries such as energy production. The labor force is modest, with 60.5% participation, 21.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 6.0%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $139,500 and median gross rent of $842/month, and population has been essentially flat over five years at +0.1%.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.1% since 2018
Coffey County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,645 (92.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races273 (3.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race138 (1.7%)
- Asian Alone77 (0.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone65 (0.8%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone58 (0.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic244
- 2.Spanish96
- 3.Other Indo-European27
- 4.Vietnamese25
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)14
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance890
- 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities635
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)558
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)377
- 5.Construction (Group)244
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,265
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations730
- 3.Service Occupations672
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations624
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations439
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.16×)193
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 3.02×)676
- 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.36×)567
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)956
- 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.02×)184
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.