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Census Tract 4939, Cowley, KS

2,986 Population
69.6 square miles 42.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.9 ±5.9 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas City: 37.1 ±1.5
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Cowley County: 39.2 ±0.7

Economics

$36,348 ±$4,201 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Arkansas City: $27,382 ±$2,413
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Cowley County: $32,882 † ±$3,741
$77,736 ±$6,722 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Arkansas City: $49,629 † ±$6,212
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Cowley County: $57,878 ±$3,114

9.2% ±6.1% (273  ±184) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Arkansas City: 17.2% † 1,933 (±3.6% / ±408)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Cowley County: 14.3% † 4,579 (±2.1% / ±676)

21.9 minutes ±3.5 (31,010  ±6,997) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas City: 18.6 92,225 (±1.5 / ±9,461)
  • a little higher than the figure in Cowley County: 21.1 299,765 (±1.6 / ±24,546)

Families

1,179 ±159 Number of households
  • Arkansas City: 4,799 ±255
  • Cowley County: 13,387 ±380
2.5 ±0.5 (2,986  ±354) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas City: 2.3 11,241 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • a little higher than the figure in Cowley County: 2.4 32,194 (±0.1 / ±34)

1.8% ±2.8% (11  ±17) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Arkansas City: 10.8% † 324 (±4% / ±123)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Cowley County: 6.2% † 458 (±1.9% / ±140)

Housing

1,400 ±138 Number of housing units
  • Arkansas City: 5,510 ±233
  • Cowley County: 15,682 ±42

$172,100 ±$34,201 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Arkansas City: $86,800 ±$7,434
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Cowley County: $120,900 ±$7,871

8% ±4.4% (239  ±134.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Arkansas City: 15% † 1,747 (±3.2% / ±377.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Cowley County: 11.6% † 3,939 (±1.7% / ±589.3)

Social

94.9% ±5.9% (2,107  ±272.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas City: 89% 6,814 (±6.2% / ±530.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Cowley County: 90.6% 20,569 (±3.5% / ±807.3)
28.7% ±4.6% (638  ±125) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Arkansas City: 20.6% † 1,577 (±3.5% / ±271)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Cowley County: 24.5% 5,569 (±2% / ±442.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.2% ±1.2% (67  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Arkansas City: 7.6% † 907 (±2.2% / ±260)
  • about half the rate in Cowley County: 4.6% 1,570

8.8% ±2% (215  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas City: 8.2% † 743 (±2% / ±186)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cowley County: 8% † 2,109 (±0.9% / ±242)
215 Total veterans ±55 201 Male ±57 14 Female ±21

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