| | People QuickFacts | Cowley County | Kansas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 36,272 | 2,871,238 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 36,311 | 2,853,118 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.1% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 36,311 | 2,853,118 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.9% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.2% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.1% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.0% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 89.8% | 87.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.0% | 6.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.3% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.7% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.2% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 9.3% | 10.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 81.8% | 77.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 79.5% | 82.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.5% | 6.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.2% | 10.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.5% | 89.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 19.5% | 29.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,173 | 228,805 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.8 | 18.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 15,988 | 1,237,651 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 72.2% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.8% | 17.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $76,900 | $122,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 13,583 | 1,101,672 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.53 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,720 | $25,907 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $40,749 | $49,424 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.0% | 12.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Cowley County | Kansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 774 | 74,3011 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 10,904 | 1,127,1601 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 0.8 | -0.11 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,928 | 183,642 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,632 | 237,040 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 2.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.5% | 27.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,025,397 | 76,751,828 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 45,863,865 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 317,199 | 34,538,332 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,291 | $12,444 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 34,235 | 4,192,347 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 60 | 5,386 |