Finney County, Kansas

Finney County has a population of 38,084 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $201,400, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $73,009.

Home price
$201,400
Income
$73,009
Population
38,084
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$201,400county
Median gross rent$1,048county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198054.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,041county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$793county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,435county
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$73,009county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate11.1%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 home3.9%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$81,706county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.44%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 time14.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.3 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport31167county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths18.4county
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 higher19.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher71.8%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment7853county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible72.8%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools5county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution99 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.2%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population38,084county
Land area in square miles1,302county
People per square mile of land29.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.7%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age31.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over11.9%county
Share of households that are one person24.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States23.9%county
Second languages46.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents125county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-17county
Households that moved in701county
Households that moved away901county
Average income of arriving households$48,492county
Average income of departing households$48,282county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year107county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings63.6%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.0 incounty
Annual snowfall13.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.91 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F63 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing128 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days173 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$112county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use863 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas73.1%county
Homes heated by propane4.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband91.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk37.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.3county
Landslide risk8.3county
Hail risk97.7county
Earthquake risk29.9county
Tornado risk76.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk20.7county
Winter weather risk90.0county
Strong wind risk81.9county
Wildfire risk46.4county

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 Finney 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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