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About Cottonwd Fls, KS
Cottonwd Fls, KS is located in Chase County in the state of Kansas.
The total City Population for Cottonwd Fls is about 1,232 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $75,500, which is roughly 36% lower than the Average Home Value of $117,888 for the state of Kansas, and roughly 65% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $45,385, which is roughly 24% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $60,103 for the state of Kansas, and roughly 30% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.27Male Population Estimate: 50.2%
Female Population Estimate: 49.8%
Median Age: 44
Male Median Age: 39.8
Female Median Age: 47.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5.76%
Black:2.76%
Other:1.87%
Indian:0.81%
Asian:0.49%
Hawaiian:0.16%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 23.14%
Libertarian: 1.54%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Cottonwd Fls specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Chase County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Chase County: About 150.291 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Chase County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 48% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Cottonwd Fls is about 2.2%.
Kansas is ranked #46 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 21.44 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 8.82The average living wage for the state of Kansas is $30.66/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Kansas a minimum wage score of 9.33 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Kansas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Kansas is $160.23, resulting in a UI benefit score of 16.79 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Kansas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Kansas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Kansas does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Kansas does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Kansas does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Kansas does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Kansas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Kansas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Kansas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Kansas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Kansas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Kansas does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Kansas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Kansas does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Kansas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Kansas does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Kansas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Kansas does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 66845Latitude: 38.298520
Longitude: -96.506838
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1197.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 620