Cowley County vs. Kay County

	Cowley County (KS)	Kay County (OK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	35,218	44,161
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	-5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	36,309	46,562
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	36,311	46,562
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	25.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.2%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	50.3%
White alone, percent	88.7%	80.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.9%	2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	10.9%
Asian alone, percent	2.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.0%	8.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.2%	74.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,415	3,387
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.3%	2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,195	21,474
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.5%	68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$87,300	$88,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,096	$1,009
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$435	$385
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$682	$665
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.1%	10.2%
Building permits, 2018	34	6
Households, 2014-2018	13,566	17,703
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.6%	80.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.7%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	83.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.5%	66.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	19.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.6%	15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.4%	15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.3%	58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	51.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	48,017	65,165
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	132,117	176,798
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	337,100	631,782
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,290	$13,785
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.9	17.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,087	$45,426
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,778	$24,853
Persons in poverty, percent	15.4%	20.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	739	1,092
Total employment, 2017	11,310	15,008
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	423,515	578,193
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.8%	0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,958	2,492
All firms, 2012	2,604	3,508
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,229	1,864
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,022	984
Minority-owned firms, 2012	257	335
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,242	2,942
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	91	680
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,357	2,516
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.5%	27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	32.3	50.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,125.75	919.73

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cowley county (KS) and Kay county (OK) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.