Pratt County, KS

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2024 Population

9,127

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.8

1.57% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.3%

28.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,022

2.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$114,600

0.0873% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

4,181

1.62% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Pratt 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.

98.3% of the residents in Pratt County, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pratt County, KS are Pratt Community College (313 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Pratt County, KS was $114,600, and the homeownership rate was 73.2%.

Most people in Pratt County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Pratt County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Pratt County, KS borders Barber County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Reno County, KS, and Stafford County, KS.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Pratt County, KS is home to a population of 9.13k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.65% of Pratt County, KS residents were born outside of the country (242 people).

In 2024, there were 20.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.68k people) in Pratt County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 380 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 275 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Pratt County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pratt County, KS was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pratt County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.68k ± 124
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
380 ± 55
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
275 ± 154

8.63%

Hispanic Population

788 people

8.63% of the people in Pratt County, KS are hispanic (788 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pratt 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

2.65%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

242 people

1.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

98 people

As of 2024, 2.65% of Pratt County, KS residents (242 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 Pratt County, KS was 1.07%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
176 ± 59
Gulf War (1990s)
80 ± 57
Gulf War (2001-)
50 ± 38

Pratt County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Pratt County, KS employs 4.18k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pratt County, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (682 people), Retail Trade (548 people), and Educational Services (478 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,929), Utilities ($62,014), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,897).

Employment

Occupations

4.18k

2024 Value

± 396

−1.62%

1 Year decline

± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pratt County, KS declined at a rate of −1.62%, from 4.25k employees to 4.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pratt County, KS, are Management Occupations (439 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (438 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (356 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pratt 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

4.18k

2024 Value

± 396

−1.62%

1 Year decline

± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pratt County, KS declined at a rate of −1.62%, from 4.25k employees to 4.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pratt County, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (682 people), Retail Trade (548 people), and Educational Services (478 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pratt County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Pratt County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,455

Median earning men ± $5,907

$28,274

Median earning women ± $5,715

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,281), Information ($64,875), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,942).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($62,917), Wholesale Trade ($53,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,636).

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

39
Other Services (except Public Administration)
27
Construction
23
Retail Trade

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

$37.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$20.8k
Retail Trade
$18.7k
Wholesale Trade

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 Pratt 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 Pratt County, KS awarded 313 degrees. The student population of Pratt County, KS in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 596 male students and 557 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pratt County, KS are White (217 and 71.4%), Hispanic or Latino (36 and 11.8%), Unknown (27 and 8.88%), and Black or African American (11 and 3.62%).

The largest universities in Pratt County, KS by number of degrees awarded are Pratt Community College (313 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Pratt County, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (110 and 35.1%), General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation (77 and 24.6%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (72 and 23%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,153 students enrolled in Pratt County, KS, 51.7% men and 48.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 787 records, of which 45.7% were women and 54.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
110 degrees awarded
General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation
29 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
4 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Pratt 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 Pratt County, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Pratt Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

313 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pratt Community College with 313 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 171 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pratt County, KS, which is 1.2 times more than the 142 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 217 degrees mean that there were 6.03 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 36 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 ($2,240) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,874) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,000) 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 Pratt County, KS was $114,600 in 2024, which is 0.344 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $114,500 to $114,600, a 0.0873% increase. The homeownership rate in Pratt County, KS is 73.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pratt County, KS have an average commute time of 12.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pratt County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 9.67% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pratt County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.527%.

Housing

Property

$114,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,151

$2,540

Median Property Taxes

±$274

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 Pratt County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

73.2%

Homeownership

2024

61.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.2% of the housing units in Pratt County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pratt 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.

$66,022

Median Household Income

± $5,927

3.47k

Number of Households

± 327

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.47k households in Pratt County, KS grew to $66,022 from the previous year's value of $64,348.

The following chart displays the households in Pratt 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pratt 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 (81.8%)
Carpooled (6.82%)
Worked At Home (6.45%)

In 2024, 81.8% of workers in Pratt County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.82%) and those who worked at home (6.45%).

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

12.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pratt County, KS have a shorter commute time (12.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Pratt County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pratt 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 Pratt County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pratt County, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 9.67% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pratt County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.527%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pratt County, KS (1.06k out of 8.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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, 12.9% of the children was living in poverty in Pratt County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.9%.

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 194 in Pratt County, KS. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 115 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

90.1% of the population of Pratt County, KS has health coverage, with 43% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 17% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 1.22% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pratt County, KS see 1,148 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,148 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1295 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 908 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,148 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pratt County, KS

Primary care physicians in Pratt County, KS see an average of 1,148 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,148 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.9%

Uninsured

43%

Employer Coverage

14.6%

Medicaid

17%

Medicare

14.2%

Non-Group

1.22%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pratt County, KS grew by 14.9% from 8.61% to 9.9%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 118 in Pratt County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Pratt 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 38.7% in Pratt County, KS.

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