Labette County, Kansas

Labette County has a population of 19,869 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $94,600, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $56,325.

Home price
$94,600
Income
$56,325
Population
19,869
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$94,600county
Median gross rent$746county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198076.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$668county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,052county
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$56,325county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate16.0%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 home6.8%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government22.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.3%county
Economic output per resident$54,442county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.65%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 time16.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport18362county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 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 station118 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths15.1county
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 higher20.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.7%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment3429county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible66.1%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools2county
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 institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

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

Population19,869county
Land area in square miles645county
People per square mile of land30.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract29.7%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person35.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages5.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents287county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in413county
Households that moved away433county
Average income of arriving households$38,765county
Average income of departing households$44,353county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.1 incounty
Annual snowfall13.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.39 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F51 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing82 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days198 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 12county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use872 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity24.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas56.4%county
Homes heated by propane12.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood5.1%county
Households with broadband82.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk68.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk82.0county
Landslide risk35.2county
Hail risk71.0county
Earthquake risk56.3county
Tornado risk83.6county
Tropical cyclone risk38.6county
Extreme heat risk71.9county
Winter weather risk79.7county
Strong wind risk81.3county
Wildfire risk38.6county

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 Labette 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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