Life Skills and Money Education in Deerfield, KS
About 688 people live in Deerfield, Kansas. It has lost residents since 2020, slipping 3% from 709 down to 688. At a median age of 28.3, much of the population is still early in the decisions — first lease, first card, first paycheck deduction — that set financial habits for decades.
Among adults 25 and older in Deerfield, 5.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That sits 14.7 points below the Kansas average of 20.2%. Flip that figure and it describes 94.5% of the 420 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, about 397 people whose money skills came from somewhere other than a university.
Median household income is $72,692. That is $13,004 above the Kansas median. About 14.6% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $103,100, roughly 1.4× median household income.
Deerfield by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 688 |
| Change since 2020 | -3% |
| Median household income | $72,692 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 5.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 67.9% |
| Median age | 28.3 |
| Poverty rate | 14.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 0% |
| Median home value | $103,100 |
| Land area | 0.481 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,430 / 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 Deerfield, 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 Deerfield
Get the first-decade decisions right
A median age of 28.3 means a large share of Deerfield is making decisions with thirty-year consequences: the first credit card, the first lease, whether to take the employer match. These are cheap to get right now and expensive to unwind later.
Questions people ask about Deerfield
Do high school students in Deerfield, 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 Deerfield, Kansas have a college degree?
5.5% 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 94.5% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Deerfield, Kansas?
$72,692, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Deerfield, 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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