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Coffey County, KS: population growth, jobs and income

Coffey County gained 138 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.7%).

Coffey County had an estimated 8,467 residents in 2025, up 1.3% (109 more people) since 2020. That is about as fast than Kansas as a whole (+1.3%), and the 14th fastest growth of 105 counties in Kansas.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$836/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes11.3%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months172025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

26

2025

3.1 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 129 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 2,514 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −15.6% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.4% in 2025, 0.1 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 26 new homes in 2025, or 3.1 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $70,346 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +18.4% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,479th.

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Coffey County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20258,467+138
20248,329+47
20238,282+24
20228,258−84
20218,342−16
20208,358–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Coffey County

Coffey County grew by 109 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+152).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+9−78
International migrationfrom and to other countries+2+33
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+129+152
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−2+2
Total change+138+109

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn KansasAmong U.S. counties
Population growth14th of 1051,479th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4th of 105245th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth101st of 1052,973rd of 3,092
Median household income30th of 1051,165th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate94th of 1052,001st of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents22nd of 1031,093rd of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Coffey County's population change (+1.3%) was ahead of 6 of its 7 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Anderson County).

3 of its 7 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Coffey County's $70,346 (2020–24).

Coffey County, KS and its 7 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Coffey County, KS This county8,467+1.3%15.23.1$70,346
Woodson County, KS3,118+0.7%7.14.5$50,326
Osage County, KS15,693−0.3%−0.13.2$74,467
Anderson County, KS8,018+2.3%10.62.4$70,614
Lyon County, KS32,266+0.5%−6.91.8$59,912
Franklin County, KS26,299+1.1%1.14.6$77,207
Allen County, KS12,302−1.8%−2.42.0$60,689
Greenwood County, KS5,826−2.3%2.10.2$60,042

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Coffey County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 1.3% between 2020 and 2025, about 109 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Kansas as a whole changed +1.3% over the same years. That ranks 14th of 105 counties in Kansas for population growth.

How many people moved to Coffey County?

On net, about 129 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Coffey County?

It averaged 4.4% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Coffey County?

About 8,467 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Coffey County?

Private employers there had 2,514 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −15.6% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.