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Colby, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,655 (it was $77,400 in 2000)
Colby:

$166,655
Kansas:

$206,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,765 - $242,340

Total population: 5,388 (Urban population: 5,266 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 7 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,470 (2,141 occupied: 1,390 owner occupied, 776 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

36%
State:

32%

Housing density: 740 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $95,991.

Median contract rent in 2022: $596 (lower quartile is $524, upper quartile is $636)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $508


Median gross rent in Colby, KS in 2022: $727

Housing units in Colby with a mortgage: 816 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $89,327

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $70,409

Median monthly housing costs: $754

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Colby, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1968

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,405
  • Male householders: 1,087 (389 living alone), Female householders: 1,031 (346 living alone)
  • 1,074 spouses (1,074 opposite-sex spouses), 65 unmarried partners, (65 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,464 children (1,385 natural, 18 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 19 foster children, 80 other relatives, 125 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 432

Size of family households: 736 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 131 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 766 1-person, 173 2-persons.

980 married couples with children.
256 single-parent households (111 men, 145 women).

91.9% of residents of Colby speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 324 (6.0%)
(15.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.7
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colby, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colby, Kansas
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1522 bedrooms
  • 5263 bedrooms
  • 4674 bedrooms
  • 2465+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colby, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colby, Kansas
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1161 bedroom
  • 5682 bedrooms
  • 583 bedrooms
  • 354 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Colby in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colby in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 25no vehicle
  • 2551 vehicle
  • 7172 vehicles
  • 3493 vehicles
  • 164 vehicles
  • 295+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Colby in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colby in renter-occupied apartments
  • 55no vehicle
  • 3901 vehicle
  • 2492 vehicles
  • 273 vehicles
  • 384 vehicles
  • 185+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colby, Kansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colby, Kansas
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 04 rooms
  • 3955 rooms
  • 906 rooms
  • 1707 rooms
  • 2678 rooms
  • 4699+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colby, Kansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colby, Kansas
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 893 rooms
  • 4714 rooms
  • 825 rooms
  • 456 rooms
  • 557 rooms
  • 358 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Colby, KS household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Colby, KS in 2022
  • 182Less than $10,000
  • 127$10,000 to $19,999
  • 232$20,000 to $29,999
  • 186$30,000 to $39,999
  • 123$40,000 to $49,999
  • 242$50,000 to $59,999
  • 268$60,000 to $74,999
  • 344$75,000 to $99,999
  • 233$100,000 to $124,999
  • 91$125,000 to $149,999
  • 71$150,000 to $199,999
  • 99$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Colby, KS

  • Distribution of house value in Colby, KS in 2022
  • 63$10,000 to $14,999
  • 20$15,000 to $19,999
  • 5$40,000 to $49,999
  • 72$70,000 to $79,999
  • 89$80,000 to $89,999
  • 56$90,000 to $99,999
  • 237$100,000 to $124,999
  • 82$125,000 to $149,999
  • 148$150,000 to $174,999
  • 118$175,000 to $199,999
  • 223$200,000 to $249,999
  • 35$250,000 to $299,999
  • 192$300,000 to $399,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Colby, KS

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Colby, KS in 2022
  • 19$150 to $199
  • 15$300 to $349
  • 10$400 to $449
  • 44$450 to $499
  • 203$500 to $549
  • 67$550 to $599
  • 268$600 to $649
  • 61$650 to $699
  • 18$750 to $799
  • 4$800 to $899
  • 10$2,000 to $2,499
  • 15$2,500 to $2,999
  • 41No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.8%
Number of people working at home: 206 (7.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 532
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,039
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 477
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 54
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 182
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 20
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 132
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 17
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 0
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 34
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Colby

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,569 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled: 246 (7.9%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 49 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 206 (6.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.6%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Colby, Kansas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Colby, Kansas
  • 1712010 or later
  • 1232000 to 2009
  • 211990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 11Before 1970
Ancestries in Colby, KS

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 675 (31.6%)
  • English: 344 (16.1%)
  • American: 133 (6.2%)
  • Scottish: 101 (4.7%)
  • Irish: 77 (3.6%)
  • Polish: 66 (3.1%)
  • Italian: 59 (2.8%)
  • Northern European: 44 (2.1%)
  • Portuguese: 43 (2.0%)
  • Norwegian: 35 (1.6%)
  • Swedish: 21 (1.0%)
  • Canadian: 19 (0.9%)
  • Russian: 16 (0.7%)
  • Czech: 14 (0.7%)
  • European: 14 (0.7%)
  • African: 9 (0.4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Colby:

61.5% (203)
Kansas:

39.2% (81,282)

Canada
Colby:

11.2% (37)
Kansas:

1.2% (2,585)

Brazil
Colby:

10.0% (33)
Kansas:

0.9% (1,963)

Philippines
Colby:

6.1% (20)
Kansas:

2.6% (5,492)

South Africa
Colby:

4.2% (14)
Kansas:

0.3% (651)

Argentina
Colby:

3.9% (13)
Kansas:

0.1% (292)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 3,489
  • Other state: 1,590
  • Northeast: 83
  • Midwest: 428
  • South: 485
  • West: 611

82.9% of Colby residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69.0% lived in Kansas.


Colby:

82.9%
State average:

85.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2
  • 9th grade: 16
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 50
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 376
  • Less than 1 year of college: 185
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 295
  • Associate degree: 282
  • Bachelor's degree: 225
  • Master's degree: 50
  • Professional school degree: 47
  • Doctorate degree: 33
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 62
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14
  • 9th grade: 49
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 6
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 22
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 329
  • Less than 1 year of college: 202
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 280
  • Associate degree: 232
  • Bachelor's degree: 272
  • Master's degree: 105
  • Professional school degree: 53
  • Doctorate degree: 29
Educational Attainment for Females
Colby marital status for males
Colby marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,874
  • One, attached: 34
  • Two: 47
  • 3 or 4: 105
  • 5 to 9: 170
  • 10 to 19: 34
  • 20 to 49: 20
  • 50 or more: 11
  • Mobile homes: 172
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Colby
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Colby, KS
  • 86.5%Utility gas
  • 13.5%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Colby, KS
  • 66.4%Utility gas
  • 33.6%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 190
Here:

30.4%
Kansas:

14.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here:

5.4%
Kansas:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 95
Here:

16.6%
Kansas:

15.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability