Life Skills and Money Education in Coffey County, Kansas

With a population of roughly 8,301, Coffey County, Kansas is the 46th-largest of 105 counties in Kansas. It has lost residents since 2020, slipping 0.7% from 8,362 down to 8,301. The median age is 44.

Among adults 25 and older in Coffey County, 21.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That tracks the Kansas average of 20.2% closely. Flip that figure and it describes 78.8% of the 5,924 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, about 4,668 people whose money skills came from somewhere other than a university.

Median household income is $67,377. That is $7,689 above the Kansas median. About 9.6% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $139,500, roughly 2.1× median household income.

Coffey County by the numbers

Measure	Value
Population (2024)	8,301
Change since 2020	-0.7%
Median household income	$67,377
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree	21.2%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma	92.2%
Median age	44
Poverty rate	9.6%
Unemployment rate	6%
Median home value	$139,500
Land area	626.885 sq mi
Population density	13 / sq mi

What Kansas teaches — and to whom

Kansas has committed to 1 semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement, phasing in with the class of 2027 — so today's middle schoolers will be the first cohort held to it. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Coffey County, is most of the people reading this.

LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.

Where to start in Coffey County

Treat income stability as a skill

Unemployment in Coffey County sits at 6%. Where work is less certain, the practical skills are the defensive ones: what unemployment insurance actually pays and how fast, how to read a severance agreement, and which bills to triage first when income stops.

Questions people ask about Coffey County

Do high school students in Coffey County, Kansas have to take a personal finance class?

Yes — Kansas has adopted a standalone requirement, phasing in with the graduating class of 2027. Students graduating before then are not covered.

How many adults in Coffey County, Kansas have a college degree?

21.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 78.8% are managing their finances without one.

What is the median household income in Coffey County, Kansas?

$67,377, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.

Where can adults in Coffey County, Kansas learn personal finance?

Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.

Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.

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Population and demographic figures: U.S. Census Bureau — 2024 Gazetteer, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates, and the American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Graduation-requirement status: NGPF Live U.S. Dashboard, read 2026-09-14. Figures marked as unavailable are suppressed by the Census Bureau for small populations.