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Osborne County, KS

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

AI Overview

Osborne County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in north-central Kansas with a population of 3,473 and a labor force participation rate of 64.7%, supported almost entirely by local workers given a foreign-born population of just 1.6%. The county's 23.0% bachelor's degree attainment rate sits below state averages, though high school completion reaches 95.2%, and the unemployment rate is a notably low 1.6%. Housing costs are minimal—median home value of $84,700 and median gross rent of $591/month—but the county has shed 3.6% of its population over the past five years and has a median age of 46.4, signaling a mature, contracting workforce.

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

Population

3,473

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,011

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,186 (92.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races119 (3.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone77 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race33 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone17 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone12 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish42
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)9
  3. 3.Other Indo-European7
  4. 4.Korean7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

158

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,297

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,655

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance473
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining329
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)210
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)160
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities81

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations675
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations355
  3. 3.Service Occupations264
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations221
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations219

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.66×)303
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.25×)242
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)507
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.03×)183

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$84,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$591/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999165 (13.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999124 (10.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99991 (7.5%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99983 (6.8%)
  • $60,000 to $69,99977 (6.3%)
  • $15,000 to $19,99966 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,260

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

13.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,351 (79.5%)
  • Walked120 (7.1%)
  • Carpooled108 (6.4%)
  • Worked At Home71 (4.2%)
  • Bicycle31 (1.8%)
  • Other12 (0.7%)

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.