Finney County is included in the Garden City, KS
Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 38,470. The median age was 31.8 years. 29.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.2 males. About 80.5% of residents lived in urban areas and 19.5% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 51.5% White, 4.0%
Black or African American, 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.0%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 17.0% from some other race, and 22.4% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 51.7% of the population. There were 13,064 households in the county, of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 36,776 people, 12,359 households and 8,903 families living in the county. The
racial makeup of the county was 77.0%
White, 2.3%
Black or
African American, 0.9%
Native American, 3.4%
Asian, 0.0%
Pacific Islander, 13.6% from other races, and 2.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 46.7% of the population.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 40,523 people, 12,948 households, and 9,749 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 13,763 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 69.05%
White, 1.25%
Black or
African American, 0.96%
Native American, 2.87%
Asian, 0.08%
Pacific Islander, 22.99% from other races, and 2.80% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 43.30% of the population. There were 12,948
households, out of which 46.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were
married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70% were non-families. 19.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.55. In the county, the population was spread out, with 34.30% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 16.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 104.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.30 males. The
median income for a household in the county was $38,474, and the median income for a family was $42,839. Males had a median income of $29,948 versus $21,510 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,377. About 10.00% of families and 14.20% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==