Osborne County, KS

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2024 Population

3,452

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.4

0.855% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.44%

32.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$63,011

6.06% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$86,400

2.01% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,734

2.64% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Osborne 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% of the residents in Osborne County, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Osborne County, KS was $86,400, and the homeownership rate was 77.2%.

Most people in Osborne County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Osborne County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Osborne County, KS borders Ellis County, KS, Jewell County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Russell County, KS, and Smith County, KS.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Osborne County, KS is home to a population of 3.45k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.62% of Osborne County, KS residents were born outside of the country (56 people).

In 2024, there were 28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.17k people) in Osborne County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 113 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 58 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Osborne County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Osborne County, KS was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Osborne County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.17k ± 22
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
113 ± 19
Other (Hispanic)
58 ± 24

2.98%

Hispanic Population

103 people

2.98% of the people in Osborne County, KS are hispanic (103 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Osborne 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

1.62%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

56 people

1.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

49 people

As of 2024, 1.62% of Osborne County, KS residents (56 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 Osborne County, KS was 1.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
74 ± 30
Gulf War (2001-)
21 ± 16
Korea
11 ± 14

Osborne County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Osborne County, KS employs 1.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Osborne County, KS were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (303 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (280 people), and Retail Trade (210 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($95,000), Information ($85,833), and Finance & Insurance ($80,500).

Employment

Occupations

1.73k

2024 Value

± 164

−2.64%

1 Year decline

± 13.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Osborne County, KS declined at a rate of −2.64%, from 1.78k employees to 1.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Osborne County, KS, are Management Occupations (286 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (203 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (152 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Osborne 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

1.73k

2024 Value

± 164

−2.64%

1 Year decline

± 13.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Osborne County, KS declined at a rate of −2.64%, from 1.78k employees to 1.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Osborne County, KS, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (303 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (280 people), and Retail Trade (210 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Osborne County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Osborne County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,528

Median earning men ± $4,975

$33,525

Median earning women ± $2,367

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($85,833), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,542), and Wholesale Trade ($65,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,083), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,333), and Public Administration ($43,125).

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

18
Other Services (except Public Administration)
9
Retail Trade
9
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

$8.03k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$6.77k
Wholesale Trade
$4.63k
Manufacturing

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 Osborne 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Osborne County, KS was $86,400 in 2024, which is 0.26 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $84,700 to $86,400, a 2.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Osborne County, KS is 77.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Osborne County, KS have an average commute time of 13.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Osborne County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 7.55% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Osborne County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.15%.

Housing

Property

$86,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,654

$1,219

Median Property Taxes

±$123

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 Osborne County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.2%

Homeownership

2024

62.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.2% of the housing units in Osborne County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Osborne 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.

$63,011

Median Household Income

± $7,354

1.58k

Number of Households

± 144

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.58k households in Osborne County, KS grew to $63,011 from the previous year's value of $59,408.

The following chart displays the households in Osborne 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 Osborne 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 (79.5%)
Walked (7.06%)
Carpooled (6.35%)

In 2024, 79.5% of workers in Osborne County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (7.06%) and those who carpooled to work (6.35%).

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

13.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Osborne County, KS have a shorter commute time (13.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.27% of the workforce in Osborne County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 7.55% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Osborne County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.15%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

8.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Osborne County, KS (283 out of 3.35k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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, 15.3% of the children was living in poverty in Osborne County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.7%.

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 134 in Osborne County, KS. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 57.9 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

94.7% of the population of Osborne County, KS has health coverage, with 42% on employee plans, 13% on Medicaid, 20.2% on Medicare, 18.2% on non-group plans, and 1.22% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Osborne County, KS see 3,498 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,498 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1745 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1142 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,498 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Osborne County, KS

Primary care physicians in Osborne County, KS see an average of 3,498 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,498 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.28%

Uninsured

42%

Employer Coverage

13%

Medicaid

20.2%

Medicare

18.2%

Non-Group

1.22%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Osborne County, KS declined by 2.79% from 5.43% to 5.28%.

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