| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:13 PM |
| Population: | 19,711 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20099 |
| Land Area: | 654 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.1801, -95.2685 |
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19,711 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 654 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 21,177 to 19,711 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.9% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67332 (Bartlett, $80,313 median) and poorest ZIP 67336 (Chetopa, $26,667) are 12.2 miles apart — a 3.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $59,400 in 67354 (Mound Valley) to $162,500 in 67342 (Edna).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 67332 (Bartlett) to 60 in 67357 (Parsons).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.9% bachelor's+ in 67341 (Dennis) to 32.4% in 67332 (Bartlett) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #27 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #91 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,482 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,628 of 13,440 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.0× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Labette County lost 6.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67357 | Parsons | Standard | 11,853 | $56,438 | 196.2 | -6.4% |
| 67356 | Oswego | Standard | 2,728 | $52,882 | 122.2 | -11.0% |
| 67330 | Altamont | Standard | 1,644 | $75,208 | 69.3 | 4.4% |
| 67336 | Chetopa | Standard | 1,150 | $26,667 | 91.3 | -36.8% |
| 67341 | Dennis | Standard | 781 | $77,500 | 23.9 | 207.5% |
| 67354 | Mound Valley | Standard | 733 | $46,250 | 56.2 | -0.8% |
| 67342 | Edna | Standard | 618 | $56,597 | 65.7 | -33.7% |
| 67332 | Bartlett | Standard | 204 | $80,313 | 28.9 | 56.9% |