Editing Labette County, Kansas (section)

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Labette County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|175px|left|[[Population pyramid]] based on 2000 census age data]]
{{US Census population
|1870= 9973
|1880= 22735
|1890= 27586
|1900= 27387
|1910= 31423
|1920= 34047
|1930= 31346
|1940= 30352
|1950= 29285
|1960= 26805
|1970= 25775
|1980= 25682
|1990= 23693
|2000= 22169
|2010= 21607
|2020= 20184
|estyear=2023
|estimate=19728
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

The '''Parsons, KS [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]''' includes all of Labette County.

As of the 2010 Census Labette County had a population of 21,607. The median age was 41. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 85.5% non-Hispanic white, 4.7% African-American, 2.2% Native America, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanics of some other race, 3.6% non-Hispanics reporting two or more races and 4.0% Hispanic or Latino.<ref>2010 census general population statistics on Labette County, Kansa]</ref>

As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 22,835 people, 9,194 households, and 6,114 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|35|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,306 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16|/mi2|/km2|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 89.28% [[White American|White]], 4.66% [[Black American|Black]] or [[African American]], 1.95% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.32% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]], 1.20% from other races, and 2.58% from [[Multiracial|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race were 3.07% of the population.

There were 9,194 [[household]]s, out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The [[Median household income|median income for a household]] in the county was $30,875, and the median income for a family was $37,519. Males had a median income of $29,043 versus $21,706 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,525. About 8.90% of families and 12.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.