Labette County, KS

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2024 Population

19,869

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.966% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16%

0.179% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,325

1.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$94,600

2.71% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

8,804

2.77% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Labette County, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Labette County, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Labette County, KS are Labette Community College (282 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Labette County, KS was $94,600, and the homeownership rate was 74%.

Most people in Labette County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Labette County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Labette County, KS borders Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Craig County, OK, and Nowata County, OK.

United States Kansas Parsons, KS

Population & Diversity

Labette County, KS is home to a population of 19.9k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.02% of Labette County, KS residents were born outside of the country (203 people).

In 2024, there were 13.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.5k people) in Labette County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.24k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 633 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Labette County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Labette County, KS was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Labette County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Labette County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.5k ± 196
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.24k ± 142
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
633 ± 130

5.08%

Hispanic Population

1.01k people

5.08% of the people in Labette County, KS are hispanic (1.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Labette County, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
83,075 ± 6,976 people
India
12,929 ± 2,785 people
Vietnam
10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

Foreign-Born Population

1.02%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

203 people

0.907%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

181 people

As of 2024, 1.02% of Labette County, KS residents (203 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Labette County, KS was 0.907%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Labette County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
438 ± 144
Gulf War (2001-)
238 ± 105
Gulf War (1990s)
121 ± 61

Labette County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.84 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Labette County, KS.

Economy

The economy of Labette County, KS employs 8.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Labette County, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,864 people), Manufacturing (1,380 people), and Educational Services (1,158 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($94,375), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($75,946), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,583).

Employment

Occupations

8.8k

2024 Value

± 614

−2.77%

1 Year decline

± 10.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Labette County, KS declined at a rate of −2.77%, from 9.06k employees to 8.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Labette County, KS, are Production Occupations (901 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (874 people), and Management Occupations (811 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Labette County, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.8k

2024 Value

± 614

−2.77%

1 Year decline

± 10.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Labette County, KS declined at a rate of −2.77%, from 9.06k employees to 8.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Labette County, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,864 people), Manufacturing (1,380 people), and Educational Services (1,158 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Labette County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Labette County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,007

Median earning men ± $3,583

$36,017

Median earning women ± $1,611

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($100,132), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,667), and Manufacturing ($53,910).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($45,682), Information ($41,500), and Manufacturing ($41,432).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

40
Retail Trade
32
Other Services (except Public Administration)
28
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$114k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$95.2k
Manufacturing
$26.9k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Labette County, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Labette County, KS awarded 282 degrees. The student population of Labette County, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 509 male students and 945 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Labette County, KS are White (203 and 72.8%), Hispanic or Latino (24 and 8.6%), Two or More Races (19 and 6.81%), and Black or African American (17 and 6.09%).

The largest universities in Labette County, KS by number of degrees awarded are Labette Community College (282 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Labette County, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (110 and 39%), General Studies (52 and 18.4%), and Welding Technology (29 and 10.3%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,454 students enrolled in Labette County, KS, 35% men and 65% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,088 records, of which 66.7% were women and 33.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
110 degrees awarded
General Studies
52 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Labette County, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 110 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Labette County, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Labette Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

282 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Labette Community College with 282 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 105 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Labette County, KS, which is 0.593 times less than the 177 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 203 degrees mean that there were 8.46 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 24 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,824) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,144) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,050) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Labette County, KS was $94,600 in 2024, which is 0.284 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $92,100 to $94,600, a 2.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Labette County, KS is 74%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Labette County, KS have an average commute time of 16.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Labette County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.78% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Labette County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.12%.

Housing

Property

$94,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,153

$5,978

Median Property Taxes

±$462

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Labette County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Labette County, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74%

Homeownership

2024

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74% of the housing units in Labette County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Labette County, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,325

Median Household Income

± $2,355

8.08k

Number of Households

± 553

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.08k households in Labette County, KS grew to $56,325 from the previous year's value of $55,439.

The following chart displays the households in Labette County, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Labette County, KS is from Kansas.

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.6%)
Carpooled (13.7%)
Worked At Home (6.82%)

In 2024, 75.6% of workers in Labette County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.7%) and those who worked at home (6.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Labette County, KS have a shorter commute time (16.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.79% of the workforce in Labette County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Labette County, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Labette County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Labette County, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.78% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Labette County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.12%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Labette County, KS (3.08k out of 19.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Labette County, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.7% of the children was living in poverty in Labette County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 426 in Labette County, KS. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 154 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

90.5% of the population of Labette County, KS has health coverage, with 42.8% on employee plans, 20% on Medicaid, 16.4% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 0.983% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Labette County, KS see 1,991 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,991 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2195 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 858 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,991 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Labette County, KS

Primary care physicians in Labette County, KS see an average of 1,991 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,991 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Labette County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.48%

Uninsured

42.8%

Employer Coverage

20%

Medicaid

16.4%

Medicare

10.3%

Non-Group

0.983%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Labette County, KS declined by 10.9% from 10.6% to 9.48%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Labette County, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 48.2 in Labette County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Labette County, KS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 43.6% in Labette County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Labette County, KS.