Cowley County CC's Living Circumstances

Arkansas City Unified School District 470 Overview

Cowley County Community College located in Arkansas City Unified School District 470 area. A total of 6,154 households are located in Arkansas City Unified School District 470 area. Among them, 2,008 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.08 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,342 and 4,102 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.38% (357) of residents are non-citizens and 9.58% (1,435) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Arkansas City Unified School District 470, Kansas
Household	6,154
Population	14,980
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,008 (32.63%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,342
Total Students	4,102
Pre-Kindergarten	393
Kindergarten	300
Grade 1-8	1,725
Grade 9-12	696
College/Graduate School	988
Veterans	11,712
Non-citizen	357
Non-English Home Language	1,435
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

12,049 residents are over the age of 16 and 7,202 people are in labor force. Among them, 7,177 people are in civilian labor force and 25 are in armed labor force. 6,760 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Arkansas City Unified School District 470 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,590	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	5,419	82.23%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	795	12.06%
Public transportation	11	0.17%
Walked	176	2.67%
Other method	99	1.50%
Worked from home	90	1.37%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,760	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,879	27.80%
Service	1,459	21.58%
Sales and office	1,134	16.78%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	719	10.64%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,569	23.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,760	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	217	3.21%
Construction	253	3.74%
Manufacturing	1,506	22.28%
Wholesale trade	158	2.34%
Retail trade	572	8.46%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	423	6.26%
Information	98	1.45%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	199	2.94%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	292	4.32%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,777	26.29%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	779	11.52%
Other services, except public administration	269	3.98%
Public administration	217	3.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,760	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,371	79.45%
Government workers	1,074	15.89%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	305	4.51%
Unpaid family workers	10	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $59,086 for the 6,154 households in Arkansas City Unified School District 470 area, Kansas. The average income of a single worker is $29,553. 13,692 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.68%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,154	-
Less than $10,000	405	6.58%
$10,000 - $14,999	371	6.03%
$15,000 - $24,999	683	11.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	795	12.92%
$35,000 - $49,999	975	15.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,256	20.41%
$75,000 - $99,999	670	10.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	683	11.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	202	3.28%
More than $200,000	114	1.85%
Median Household Income	$46,294	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$59,086	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,862	-
Less than $10,000	140	3.63%
$10,000 - $14,999	94	2.43%
$15,000 - $24,999	267	6.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	407	10.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	621	16.08%
$50,000 - $74,999	972	25.17%
$75,000 - $99,999	513	13.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	552	14.29%
$150,000 - $199,999	191	4.95%
More than $200,000	105	2.72%

Median Family Income	$58,416	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$70,963	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,553	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,850	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,850	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,440	-
With health insurance coverage	13,692	88.68%
Public coverage	5,643	36.55%
Private health insurance	10,250	66.39%
Without health insurance coverage	1,748	11.32%

Housing

There are 7,564 housing units in Arkansas City Unified School District 470 area, Kansas with 6,154 units (81.36%) occupied. 4,088 houses (66.43%) are occupied by owner and 2,066 houses (33.57%) are rented. The average housing value is $76,300 and the average rental cost is $663. 27 houses (0.36%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,767 houses (36.58%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,564	-
Occupied	6,154	81.36%
Owner Occupied	4,088	66.43%
Renter Occupied	2,066	33.57%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,989	79.18%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	31	0.41%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	907	11.99%
Mobile Homes	637	8.42%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,564	-
Built 2014 or later	27	0.36%
Built 2010 - 2013	41	0.54%
Built 2000 - 2009	379	5.01%
Built 1990 - 1999	578	7.64%
Built 1980 - 1989	790	10.44%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,222	16.16%
Built 1960 - 1969	576	7.62%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,184	15.65%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,767	36.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,564	-
1 room	107	1.41%
2 rooms	109	1.44%
3 rooms	523	6.91%
4 rooms	1,202	15.89%
5 rooms	1,608	21.26%
6 rooms	1,666	22.03%
7 rooms	1,015	13.42%
8 rooms	595	7.87%
9 rooms or more	739	9.77%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,564	-
no bedroom	107	1.41%
1 bedroom	673	8.90%
2 bedrooms	2,502	33.08%
3 bedrooms	3,243	42.87%
4 bedrooms	796	10.52%
5 bedrooms or more	243	3.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,088	-
Less than $50,000	1,177	28.79%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,466	35.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	649	15.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	385	9.42%
$200,000 - $299,999	318	7.78%
$300,000 - $499,999	66	1.61%
$500,000 - $999,999	7	0.17%
$1,000,000 or more	20	0.49%
Median House Value	$76,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,932	-
Less than $500	433	22.41%
$500 - $999	1,378	71.33%
$1,000 - $1,499	109	5.64%
$1,500 - $1,999	12	0.62%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$663	-

Demographic

A total of 15,677 people lives in Arkansas City Unified School District 470 area, Kansas with 7,690 male and 7,987 female. The males to female ratio is 49.05 to 50.95. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	15,677	-
Male	7,690	49.05%
Female	7,987	50.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,677	-
Under 5 years	1,175	7.50%
5 - 9 years	1,151	7.34%
10 - 14 years	1,133	7.23%
15 - 19 years	1,089	6.95%
20 - 24 years	1,084	6.91%
25 - 34 years	1,810	11.55%
35 - 44 years	1,749	11.16%
45 - 54 years	1,801	11.49%
55 - 59 years	1,052	6.71%
60 - 64 years	889	5.67%
65 - 74 years	1,578	10.07%
75 - 84 years	715	4.56%
85 years and older	451	2.88%
Median Age	36.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,677	-
One Race	14,999	95.68%
White	13,804	88.05%
Black or African American	607	3.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native	297	1.89%
Asian	62	0.40%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	229	1.46%

Two or more races	678	4.32%
White and Black or African American	194	1.24%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	334	2.13%
White and Asian	24	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.04%