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Labette County, Kansas

Labette County, Kansas. Labette County had 19,685 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.5% since 2020, while Kansas grew 1.3%. It holds 22 places (8 cities, villages and boroughs, 13 towns and townships and 1 census-designated) and 8 census tracts. GEOID 20099.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

19,685

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 20,184 · ACS 2020-2024: 19,869

Median household income

$56,325

±$2,355 (90% margin)
Kansas: $74,275

Median home value

$94,600

±$7,153 (90% margin)
Kansas: $217,200

Median gross rent

$746

±$38 (90% margin)
Kansas: $1,060

How many people live in Labette County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 20,184 residents in Labette County. The Census Bureau estimates 19,685 for July 1, 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, while Kansas grew 1.3%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 19,869 over 645 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −247 (19,922)
2021→2022 −163 (19,759)
2022→2023 +57 (19,816)
2023→2024 −122 (19,694)
2024→2025 −9 (19,685)

Labette County in Kansas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Labette County	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	19,869	2,947,197	−250
Households	8,078±227	1,174,060	no clear change
Average household size	2.37±0.07	2.44	no clear change
Housing units	9,510±30	1,293,635	−548

Labette County's population since 2000

From 22,835 in 2000 to 19,685 in 2025: down 13.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 22,835
2005 (estimate) 21,913
2010 Census 21,607
2015 (estimate) 20,640
2020 Census 20,184
2025 (estimate) 19,685

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Labette County?

Labette County holds 22 places: 8 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 13 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 1 census-designated place. The largest is Parsons with 9,315 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Labette County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Parsons	city	9,600	9,425±19	$52,428	$71,700	20.9%	100%
Oswego	city	1,668	1,937±224	$53,750	$82,700	22.8%	100%
Mount Pleasant Township, Labette County	township	1,268	1,356±285	$69,107	$116,800	3.3%	100%
Altamont	city	1,061	993±258	$64,716	$107,400	4.5%	100%
Osage Township, Labette CountyGEOID 2009953150	township	968	1,096±509	$80,694	$154,900	0.6%	100%
Chetopa	city	929	977±172	$25,288	$71,900	37.2%	100%
Mound Valley Township	township	720	727±282	$57,708	$68,300	13.2%	100%
Elm Grove Township	township	682	526±138	$64,792	$114,600	9.5%	100%
North Township, Labette CountyGEOID 2009950975	township	591	559±218	$97,596	$179,500	3.0%	100%
Liberty Township, Labette CountyGEOID 2009940175	township	471	553±244	$72,159	$302,300	0.7%	100%
Hackberry TownshipGEOID 2009929350	township	402	253±86	$66,875	not published	14.2%	100%
Edna	city	388	297±85	$63,542	$90,000	13.5%	100%
Mound Valley	city	348	341±142	$36,917	$42,600	23.8%	100%
Howard Township, Labette CountyGEOID 2009933300	township	347	225±106	$56,144	not published	3.1%	100%
Oswego TownshipGEOID 2009953475	township	330	314±150	$59,464	$173,400	5.9%	100%
Fairview Township, Labette CountyGEOID 2009922550	township	284	355±193	not published	$91,800	12.4%	100%
Canada TownshipGEOID 2009910325	township	205	76±46	$50,990	not published	0.0%	100%
Neosho Township, Labette CountyGEOID 2009949775	township	160	86±62	$95,833	$191,700	12.8%	100%
DennisGEOID 2017675	CDP	152	198±147	$92,818	$157,700	0.0%	100%
Montana Township, Labette CountyGEOID 2009947850	township	150	57±34	not published	$206,300	31.6%	100%
BartlettGEOID 2004350	city	69	58±31	$55,417	$35,000	19.0%	100%
LabetteGEOID 2037375	city	50	17±12	not published	not published	17.6%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Labette County?

The median resident of Labette County is 41.0 years old; 24.3% are under 18 and 20.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 83.2%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 6.7%. 1.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Labette County	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	41.0±0.8	37.4	no clear change
Under 18 years	24.3%	23.8%	–
65 years and over	20.3%±0.4 pts	17.0%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	13.6%	+0.6 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	83.2%±1.0 pts	72.7%	−2.2 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	3.2%±0.7 pts	5.2%	−1.5 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	2.9%	–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.7%±0.2 pts	0.4%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.2 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6.7%±0.7 pts	4.8%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1.2%±1.1 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	1.0%±0.5 pts	7.4%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	5.2%±2.4 pts	12.1%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.7%±1.3 pts	6.8%	–
With a disability	22.5%±2.4 pts	13.5%	–
No health insurance coverage	9.5%±3.0 pts	8.8%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	89.7%±2.0 pts	92.0%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	20.2%±2.3 pts	35.6%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	6.5%±1.5 pts	13.4%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	2.5%±1.1 pts	3.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Labette County earn?

Half of Labette County's 8,078 households earn less than $56,325 a year (±$2,355), against $74,275 in Kansas. In 2015-2019 it was $58,634 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 16.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Labette County	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$56,325±$2,355	$74,275	no clear change
Mean household income	$72,848±$4,302	$100,417	–
Per capita income	$30,422±$1,614	$40,978	no clear change
People below the poverty line	16.0%±2.7 pts	11.3%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	13.1%±4.0 pts	13.1%	−13.2 pts
Households receiving SNAP	9.3%±1.9 pts	6.8%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	82.7%±2.8 pts	90.7%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Labette County?

Owners occupy 74.0% of Labette County's occupied homes and renters 26.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,600 by its owner (±$7,153). The median renter pays $746 a month including utilities, and 29.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Labette County	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$94,600±$7,153	$217,200	no clear change
Median gross rent	$746±$38	$1,060	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	29.4%±7.7 pts	34.5%	−10.4 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,372±$69	$1,689	–
Owner-occupied homes	74.0%±3.1 pts	67.2%	+4.5 pts
Housing units	9,510±30	1,293,635	−548
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.1%±1.1 pts	0.9%	–
Rental vacancy rate	10.5%±4.4 pts	6.2%	–
Single-family detached homes	81.3%±2.5 pts	71.8%	–
Mobile homes	6.6%±1.5 pts	4.0%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.9%±0.5 pts	1.4%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	29.1%±2.7 pts	15.4%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Labette County building?

Builders took permits for 4 new housing units across Labette County in 2025 (4 single-family), 0.2 per 1,000 residents.

2019 4 units
2020 6 units
2021 1 units
2022 2 units
2023 2 units
2024 0 units
2025 4 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Labette County get to work?

75.6% of Labette County's workers drive alone and 6.8% work from home. The average trip to work takes 16.7 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 3.1%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Labette County	Kansas	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	58.3%±2.5 pts	66.1%	–
Unemployment rate	3.1%±1.0 pts	3.9%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	75.6%±3.1 pts	75.4%	–
Carpooled	13.7%±2.9 pts	8.7%	–
Public transportation	0.0%±0.3 pts	0.4%	–
Walked	2.2%±0.8 pts	2.3%	–
Worked from home	6.8%±1.9 pts	11.8%	+3.4 pts
Mean travel time to work	16.7 min±1.7	19.7 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Labette County's census tracts?

Labette County is divided into 8 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $26,472 (Tract 9508) to $70,107 (Tract 9505).

Census tracts of Labette County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 950120099950100	Parsons (72%)	2,861	2,733±432	$61,649	$103,900	$664	15.6%
Tract 950220099950200	Parsons	2,002	2,169±295	$56,354	$60,800	$722	21.3%
Tract 950320099950300	Parsons (86%)	2,776	2,835±498	$65,000	$82,200	$904	29.9%
Tract 950420099950400	Parsons (75%)	3,214	3,137±399	$47,231	$95,700	$849	10.0%
Tract 950520099950500	Altamont (13%)	3,964	3,898±362	$70,107	$123,500	$729	4.3%
Tract 950620099950600	Edna (10%)	2,229	1,842±265	$56,627	$123,300	$848	8.5%
Tract 950720099950700	Oswego (73%)	1,973	2,168±215	$53,438	$86,500	$788	21.1%
Tract 950820099950800	Chetopa (74%)	1,165	1,087±170	$26,472	$73,200	$540	34.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Labette County compare with Kansas's other counties?

Labette County's rank among Kansas's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	27th of 105
Growth 2020-2025	66th of 105
Residents per square mile	24th of 105
Median household income	93rd of 105
Median home value	85th of 105
Median gross rent	64th of 104
Poverty rate	9th of 102
Bachelor's degree or higher	87th of 105
Median age	58th of 105

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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