Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety83#2,666/15,637
Economy49#7,905/15,631
Housing95#700/14,977
Health43#8,918/15,609
Healthcare16#13,084/15,650
Environment61#5,994/15,453
Education73#4,215/15,649
Infrastructure27#11,435/15,650
Community76#3,684/15,651
Leisure & amenities93#1,117/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Council Grove, Kansas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Morris County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Public libraries · high7.5 /10k
100/100Kansas 1.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesMorris County value
Social associations · high28.1 /10k
100/100Kansas 13.1 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMorris County value
Child care cost burden · low17.0%
99/100Kansas 18.9%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMorris County value
Violent crime rate · low38 /100k
99/100Kansas 457 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationMorris County value
Rent-burdened households · low23.1%
99/100Kansas 43.5%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Drought exposure · low0%
98/100Kansas 28%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAMorris County value

Weaknesses

Pharmacies · low0.0 /10k
1/100Kansas 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMorris County value
Average weekly wage · low$821
1/100Kansas $1,216United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMorris County value
Distance to an emergency room · high20.7 mi
3/100Kansas 5.2 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMorris County value
Broadband subscriptions · low81.7%
4/100Kansas 90.7%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Dentists · low19 /100k
4/100Kansas 64 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMorris County value
Traffic deaths · high26.2 /100k
11/100Kansas 13.5 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataMorris County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
0.4 /1k (2021) → 2.2 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+402%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
17.6% (2015-2019) → 29.6% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Child poverty rateWorsening
11.1% (2015-2019) → 17.0% (2020-2024)
+6 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
7.7% (2015-2019) → 13.7% (2020-2024)
+6 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
High school diploma or higherImproving
88.3% (2015-2019) → 93.3% (2020-2024)
+5 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Median household incomeImproving
$47,708 (2015-2019) → $57,962 (2020-2024)
+21%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Council Grove, Kansas improved on 3 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Bachelor's++12 points17.6% → 29.6%
Household income+21%$47,708 → $57,962
Broadband+4.1 points77.6% → 81.7%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Council Grove, Kansas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	16.6 min2015-2019	16.4 min2020-2024	−0.2 min	Within the margin of error	49%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%2015-2019	29.6%2020-2024	+12 points	Improved	94%
Broadband subscriptions	77.6%2015-2019	81.7%2020-2024	+4.1 points	Improved	26%
Effective property tax rate	1.52%2015-2019	1.66%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	5%
High school diploma or higher	88.3%2015-2019	93.3%2020-2024	+5 points	Within the margin of error	81%
Home price to income ratio	2.0×2015-2019	2.3×2020-2024	+0.4×	Within the margin of error	58%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4372015-2019	0.4022020-2024	−0.035	Within the margin of error	77%
Median household income	$47,7082015-2019	$57,9622020-2024	+21%	Improved	36%
Poverty rate	9.4%2015-2019	13.7%2020-2024	+4.3 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Rent as share of income	22.2%2015-2019	21.3%2020-2024	−0.9 points	Within the margin of error	62%
Rent-burdened households	27.4%2015-2019	23.1%2020-2024	−4.2 points	Within the margin of error	70%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.7%2015-2019	13.7%2020-2024	+6 points	Within the margin of error	8%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Council Grove, Kansas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Council Grove, Kansas in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Council Grove, Kansas itself moved +2.3 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,265 residents (±216)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 women (−4.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,265 residents (±216)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

White86%1,953
Black0.1%†2
Hispanic or Latino8.2%185
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races5.5%†125

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−4.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,670 residents (±153)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

No high school diploma6.7%†112
High school or GED36%602
Some college17%288
Associate degree10%†173
Bachelor's degree22%†361
Graduate degree8.0%†134

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Some college (−10.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,032 households (±105)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

Under $25k23%†239
$25k–50k20%†209
$50k–75k25%†255
$75k–100k11%†116
$100k–150k16%†165
$150k–200k2.6%†27
$200k or more2.0%†21

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−9.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,032 households (±105)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

Own70%719
Rent30%†313

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

294 households (±95)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

Under $75064%†189
$750–1,00024%†72
$1,000–1,5009.2%†27

Home values

719 homes (±102)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

Under $150k57%412
$150k–250k33%240
$250k–400k7.8%†56

Age of homes

1,125 homes (±85)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

2010 or later1.2%†13
2000–20093.7%†42
1980–199920%†222

Size of homes

1,125 homes (±85)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

Studio2.0%†22
1 bedroom10%†114
2 bedrooms30%336

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,131 workers (±168)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

Drive alone84%948
Carpool7.6%†86
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.5%†6
Work from home8.0%†91
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Walk (−2.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,040 workers (±159)

Council Grove, Kansas
Kansas share

Under 15 min73%764
15–29 min3.0%†31
30–44 min6.3%†65

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Morris County, the county holding most of Council Grove's residents.

Morris County has 147 employer establishments, 277 for every 10,000 residents (1.11× the US rate of 248; 1.07× Kansas's), with 1,148 paid employees at an average annual pay of $41,203. The Census Bureau also counts 431 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 147; 431 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 277; US 248 · Kansas 258
Paid employees: 1,148
Average annual pay: $41,203; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Morris County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	13	24.5	1.58×More than typical	52	$37,019	43
Religious organizations	12	22.6	4.07×More than typical	42	$14,429	—
Restaurants and other eating places	12	22.6	1.23×About typical	93	$14,366	—
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	6	11.3	3.58×Too few to compare	32	$39,313	4
Limited-service restaurants	6	11.3	1.41×Too few to compare	40	$15,900	—
Ambulatory health care services	5	9.4	0.45×Too few to compare	24	$49,583	14
Banks and credit unions	5	9.4	2.91×Too few to compare	38	$58,395	—
Full-service restaurants	5	9.4	1.23×Too few to compare	50	$13,340	—
Insurance agencies and brokerages	5	9.4	2.14×Too few to compare	12	$41,917	3
Advertising, public relations and related services	3	5.6	4.89×Too few to compare	30	$51,700	5
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	3	5.6	2.12×Too few to compare	13	$13,615	4
Auto parts, accessories and tire stores	3	5.6	3.23×Too few to compare	9	$53,333	—

Rank places for an industry Open Morris County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 5,311 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Council Grove is mostly in Morris County.

See federal money in Morris County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Council Grove, Kansas is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Derek SchmidtR-KS-2 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 0.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Morris County80100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Morris County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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