Housing density: 610 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015 in this county: $127,359.
Median contract rent in 2015: $269 (lower quartile is $207, upper quartile is $344)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $436
Median gross rent in Council Grove, KS in 2015: $376
Housing units in Council Grove with a mortgage: 291 (22 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 308
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $50,610
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $38,244
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $80,334 (it was $48,200 in 2000)
Council Grove:
$80,334
Kansas:
$141,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,786 - $132,262Median year house/condo built: 1956
Median year apartment built: 1977
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,261
In family households: 1,869 (544 male householders, 108 female householders)
516 spouses, 677 children (568 natural, 9 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 392 (127 male householders (113 living alone)), 246 female householders (242 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 74 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 336 2-persons, 131 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 355 1-person, 18 2-persons.
428 married couples with children.
121 single-parent households (31 men, 90 women).
95.6% of residents of Council Grove speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 62 (2.7%)
(24.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Council Grove, Kansas:
01 room
02 rooms
123 rooms
874 rooms
2065 rooms
1466 rooms
1347 rooms
608 rooms
589+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Council Grove population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Council Grove, Kansas:
41 room
102 rooms
643 rooms
854 rooms
475 rooms
316 rooms
417 rooms
48 rooms
149+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Council Grove population
Year house built
Median 2015 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Council Grove, KS household income distribution
104Less than $10,000
115$10,000 to $14,999
110$15,000 to $19,999
114$20,000 to $24,999
88$25,000 to $29,999
76$30,000 to $34,999
93$35,000 to $39,999
43$40,000 to $44,999
39$45,000 to $49,999
80$50,000 to $59,999
66$60,000 to $74,999
47$75,000 to $99,999
17$100,000 to $124,999
2$125,000 to $149,999
13$150,000 to $199,999
18$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Council Grove, KS
29Less than $10,000
4$10,000 to $14,999
25$15,000 to $19,999
2$20,000 to $24,999
15$25,000 to $29,999
9$30,000 to $34,999
14$35,000 to $39,999
28$40,000 to $49,999
55$50,000 to $59,999
81$60,000 to $69,999
51$70,000 to $79,999
50$80,000 to $89,999
31$90,000 to $99,999
65$100,000 to $124,999
6$125,000 to $149,999
32$150,000 to $174,999
27$175,000 to $199,999
61$200,000 to $249,999
22$250,000 to $299,999
14$300,000 to $399,999
3$400,000 to $499,999
4$500,000 to $749,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Council Grove, KS
5Less than $100
7$100 to $149
25$200 to $249
7$250 to $299
27$300 to $349
35$350 to $399
66$400 to $449
5$450 to $499
44$500 to $549
25$550 to $599
16$600 to $649
7$650 to $699
26No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
271995 to March 2000
01990 to 1994
111985 to 1989
91980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
71965 to 1969
8Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Council Grove population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 222
5 to 9 minutes: 380
10 to 14 minutes: 163
15 to 19 minutes: 36
20 to 24 minutes: 24
25 to 29 minutes: 18
30 to 34 minutes: 42
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 24
45 to 59 minutes: 62
60 to 89 minutes: 41
90 or more minutes: 41
Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.8% Number of people working at home: 37 (3.4% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 934 (85%)
Carpooled: 74 (7%)
Walked: 53 (5%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 37 (3%)
First ancestries reported:
United States or American: 382
German: 362
English: 239
Other groups: 189
Irish: 96
French (except Basque): 80
European: 72
Swedish: 40
Scotch-Irish: 37
Scottish: 17
French Canadian: 12
Dutch: 12
Norwegian: 12
British: 6
Polish: 6
Czechoslovakian: 5
Welsh: 5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5
British West Indian: 5
Yugoslavian: 5
Acadian/Cajun: 4
Portuguese: 4
Scandinavian: 4
Swiss: 4
Czech: 3
Pennsylvania German: 3
Russian: 3
Italian: 2
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
81%Mexico
6%Other Western Europe
6%Japan
6%Panama
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,811
Northeast: 32
Midwest: 177
South: 126
West: 115
55% of Council Grove residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Kansas.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 318
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 93
Associate degree: 14
Bachelor's degree: 62
Master's degree: 17
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 66
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 33
High school graduate (or equivalency): 365
Less than 1 year of college: 100
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 106
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 94
Master's degree: 27
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.0%Males
3.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
11.1%Males
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 839
One, attached: 8
Two: 3
3 or 4: 32
5 to 9: 26
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 24
50 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 139
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago
Renter moved in on average 4 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Council Grove:
United States or American: 382
