American Community Survey

In 2012-2016 there were 2,700 households in Pratt, Kansas. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Families made up 57 percent of the households in Pratt, Kansas. This figure includes both married-couple families (42 percent) and other families (16 percent). Of other families, 8 percent are female householder families with no husband present and own children under 18 years. Nonfamily households made up 43 percent of all households in Pratt, Kansas. Most of the nonfamily households were people living alone, but some were composed of people living in households in which no one was related to the householder.

In Pratt, Kansas, 28 percent of all households have one or more people under the age of 18; 32 percent of all households have one or more people 65 years and over.

Among persons 15 and older, 50 percent of males and 42 percent of females are currently married.



In Pratt, Kansas, 172 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 59 percent of them had financial responsibility for their grandchildren.

and 71 percent of these residents were

before the year 2010. An estimated 22 percent of the foreign born entered in 2010 or later.

Foreign born residents of Pratt, Kansas come from different parts of the world.

Among people at least five years old living in Pratt, Kansas in 2012-2016, 9 percent spoke a language other than English at home. Of those speaking a language other than English at home, 91 percent spoke Spanish and 9 percent spoke some other language; 36 percent reported that they did not speak English "very well."

In 2012-2016, 83 percent of the people at least one year old living in Pratt, Kansas were living in the same residence one year earlier.

In 2012-2016, 90 percent of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10 percent did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Pratt, Kansas was 1,500 in 2012-2016. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 270 and elementary or high school enrollment was 852 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 408.

In Pratt, Kansas, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2012-2016, 15 percent reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9 percent of people under 18 years old, to 12 percent of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37 percent of those 65 and over.

In Pratt, Kansas, 56 percent of the population 16 and over were employed; 39 percent were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79 percent of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15 percent were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 percent were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

In 2012-2016, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Pratt, Kansas worked in the following industries:

Occupations for the civilian employed population 16 years and over in Pratt, Kansas in 2012-2016:

An estimated 82 percent of Pratt, Kansas workers drove to work alone in 2012-2016, and 12 percent carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 13 minutes to get to work.

The median income of households in Pratt, Kansas was $42,283. An estimated 16 percent of households had income below $15,000 a year and 5 percent had income over $150,000 or more.

In 2012-2016, 16 percent of people were in poverty. An estimated 19 percent of related children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10 percent of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12 percent of all families and 38 percent of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level.

Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Pratt, Kansas in 2012-2016, 89 percent had health insurance coverage and 11 percent did not have health insurance coverage. For those under 18 years of age, 3 percent had no health insurance coverage. The civilian noninstitutionalized population had both private and public health insurance, with 70 percent having private coverage and 33 percent having public coverage.

In 2012-2016, Pratt, Kansas has a total population of 6,900 -- 3,600 (52 percent) females and 3,300 (48 percent) males. The median age was 35.8 years. An estimated 23 percent of the population was under 18 years and 18 percent was 65 years and older.

For people reporting one race alone, 97 percent were White; 1 percent were Black or African American; 1 percent were American Indian and Alaska Native; less than 0.5 percent were Asian; less than 0.5 percent were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 1 percent were some other race. An estimated 3 percent reported two or more races. An estimated 8 percent of the people in Pratt, Kansas were Hispanic. An estimated 87 percent of the people in Pratt, Kansas were White non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

In 2012-2016, Pratt, Kansas had a total of 3,200 housing units, 14 percent of which were vacant. Of the total housing units, 76 percent were in single-unit structures, 19 percent were in multi-unit structures, and 5 percent were mobile homes. An estimated 10 percent of the housing units were built since 1990.

The median number of rooms in all housing units in Pratt, Kansas is 5. Of these housing units, 47 percent have three or more bedrooms.

In 2012-2016, Pratt, Kansas had 2,700 occupied housing units - 1,600 (60 percent) owner occupied and 1,100 (40 percent) renter occupied. An estimated 74 percent of householders of these units had moved in since 2000. An estimated 46 percent of the owner occupied units had a mortgage. An estimated less than 0.5 percent of the households did not have telephone service. An estimated 7 percent had no vehicles available and another 19 percent had three or more.

Homes in Pratt, Kansas were heated in the following ways:

+this category includes utility, bottled, tank, or LP gas

The median monthly housing costs for mortgaged owners was $1,033, nonmortgaged owners $400, and renters $680. An estimated 24 percent of owners with mortgages, 12 percent of owners without mortgages, and 41 percent of renters in Pratt, Kansas spent 30 percent or more of household income on housing.