Finney County, Kansas Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Finney County, KS Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
    Less healthy than 77% of counties in Kansas
  • C
    Income Below average
  • F
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 94% of counties in Kansas

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Finney County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Population 38,084 2,945,842 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 29.2 35.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.38% 0.19% 0.59%
Median age 33.3 38.7 37.3
Households 13,229 1,173,585 130,235,071

Population in Finney County declined by 7.1% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 38,084 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Finney County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 25.2% of residents. That is 2.3 points above Kansas as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Kansas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 48.4% of the people living in Finney County and men 51.6%.

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Economy

Finney County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric Finney County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $72,688 $74,287 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.61% 4.08% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.1% 3.8% 5.2%

The median household income in Finney County is about 2% lower than in Kansas.

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Housing

Metric Finney County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $303,846 $104,644 $248,835
Median rent $1,047 $1,060 $1,407
Homeownership rate 64.9% 67.1% 65.2%

The median home price in Finney County is about 24.2 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,047 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Finney County spend about 26 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 108 hours, about 4.5 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Finney County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 13.0 17.2 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 26.0 34.4 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 108 143 187
Estimated yearly cost $3,361 $4,448 $5,790
Work from home 3.9% 11.8% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,862 4,500 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 642 662 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Kansas: Wichita County (7.0 min), Scott County (7.1 min), Greeley County (7.2 min).
Slowest: Linn County (31.3 min), Miami County (30.8 min), Jefferson County (30.3 min).

The average commute time in Finney County is 13 minutes, shorter than the 17 minutes in Kansas.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Finney County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric Finney County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 16.9% 31.5% 31.6%
Average household size 2.82 2.44 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.4), Douglas County (0.4), Riley County (0.3).
Lowest: Seward County (0.2), Grant County (0.2), Kearny County (0.2).

Health

Finney County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric Finney County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 78.0 78.6 78.3
Self-rated poor health 17.7% 15.3% 16.3%
Smokers 19.1% 18.7% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.8), Riley County (0.8), Douglas County (0.8).
Lowest: Wyandotte County (0.8), Woodson County (0.8), Chautauqua County (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Finney County, Kansas.

How big is Finney County, Kansas by population?

About 38,084 people live in Finney County, Kansas, in 13,229 households of 2.8 people on average. The median age is 33.3, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 4 years.

Is Finney County, Kansas urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Finney County, Kansas has 29 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 34% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Finney County, Kansas?

The median home costs 4.2 times the median household income ($303,846 against $72,688), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,047 a month takes about 17% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is unemployment high in Finney County, Kansas?

Unemployment in Finney County, Kansas is only 4.1%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

What share of adults in Finney County, Kansas have a college degree?

16.9% of adults in Finney County, Kansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 6), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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