Cowley County, KS
Demographic and economic profile of Cowley County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Cowley County is a small south-central Kansas county of 34,487 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $38,263 and median worker earnings of $34,371, pointing to a largely blue-collar, goods-producing base. The labor force is modestly educated—24.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and participation is relatively low at 58.9%, with an unemployment rate of 5.0%. Housing costs are among the lower end of the region, with a median home value of $111,600 and median gross rent of $779/month, though the county has shed 3.1% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.1% since 2018
Cowley County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone27,599 (80.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,958 (5.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,953 (5.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone931 (2.7%)
- Black or African American Alone861 (2.5%)
- Asian Alone532 (1.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,494
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island218
- 3.Vietnamese166
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)77
- 5.German or other West Germanic48
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,146
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,837
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,416
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,205
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,001
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,169
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,160
- 3.Service Occupations2,770
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,246
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,835
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.72×)660
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.71×)2,597
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)4,237
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.07×)953
- 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.97×)699
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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.