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Colby, KS Urban Area

5,272 Population
3 square miles 1,778.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.1 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,390 ±$3,632 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,109 ±$12,430 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.1% ±4.2% (398  ±206) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

9.8 minutes ±1.3 (25,590  ±4,333) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,095 ±173 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.3 (4,911  ±346) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.9% ±2.9% (39  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,428 ±148 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$164,400 ±$17,201 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.3% ±4.8% (639  ±251.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.6% ±9.3% (2,897  ±380.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
38% ±6.3% (1,176  ±220.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.4% ±2.3% (286  ±125) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.2% ±1.8% (84  ±68) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
84 Total veterans ±68 84 Male ±68 N/A Female ±16

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