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Crawford County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Crawford County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Crawford County, Kansas has a population of 38,963 with a relatively young median age of 33.6 years and a labor force participation rate of 65.0%, supporting a workforce where 32.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $31,503. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $122,400 and median gross rent of $837 per month, though a poverty rate of 20.8% and per capita income of $29,188 point to constrained household economics. The county's population has edged down 0.4% over five years, unemployment stands at 3.5%, and a mean commute of 17.8 minutes reflects a compact, locally oriented labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

38,963

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,844

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

Crawford County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,844 (86.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,668 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,124 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race742 (1.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone681 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone655 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,507
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island246
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)101
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)67
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic46

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,487

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,094

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,188

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,403
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,462
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,366
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)2,098
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,174

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,622
  2. 2.Service Occupations4,306
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,945
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,072
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,651

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.50×)469
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.41×)1,308
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.33×)2,296
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)2,567
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)5,395

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$837/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,117 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999995 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999925 (9.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999654 (6.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999572 (5.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999544 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,503

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,271 (79.7%)
  • Carpooled2,003 (10.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,136 (5.9%)
  • Walked410 (2.1%)
  • Other225 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle88 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.