Coffey County, Kansas

Coffey County has a population of 8,308 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $157,400, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $70,346.

Home price
$157,400
Income
$70,346
Population
8,308
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$157,400county
Median gross rent$836county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198062.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$879county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$670county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,064county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$70,346county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate10.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.6%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government20.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$111,666county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.09%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service79 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport85901county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station56 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths12.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment1498county
Students per full-time teacher11.2county
Free lunch eligible45.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians72county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,308county
Land area in square miles627county
People per square mile of land13.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.5%county
Share of households that are one person27.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages5.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents323county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in199county
Households that moved away179county
Average income of arriving households$64,090county
Average income of departing households$55,251county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year26county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.3 incounty
Annual snowfall15.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.33 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F37 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing87 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days202 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use876 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.8%county
Homes heated by propane26.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk41.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.8county
Landslide risk31.4county
Hail risk64.1county
Earthquake risk30.1county
Tornado risk48.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk56.5county
Winter weather risk69.7county
Strong wind risk57.6county
Wildfire risk78.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Coffey County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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