The Town Files

Pratt County, Kansas

9,127 people. The median home is worth $114,600 (typical Kansas town: $128,200) and the median household earns $66,022.

Towns in Pratt County

Towns in Pratt County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Pratt6,603$107,500$63,81936.7

People and housing

Pratt CountyTypical Kansas town
Median home value$114,600$128,200
Median rent$802$815
Median household income$66,022$63,857
Median age38.838.5
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%24.0%
Below the poverty line12.3%10.6%

Jobs and pay

4,559 jobs in 2024, average pay $48,761 a year.

Largest industries in Pratt CountyRetail697 jobs · $36,476Hotels & restaurants553 jobs · $19,989Mining, oil & gas271 jobs · $71,249Agriculture, forestry & fishi…257 jobs · $55,796Wholesale trade222 jobs · $60,909Construction153 jobs · $61,174
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Pratt County0%2%4%6%2000200420082012201620202023 2.1%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 961 storm events in Pratt County from 1996 to 2026, with 3 deaths.

Storm events in Pratt County by type since 1996Hail504Flood8Tornado41Blizzard6High Wind22Ice Storm9Heavy Rain35Heavy Snow17Flash Flood15Winter Storm17
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Pratt County has been included in 19 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
July 22, 2025Severe StormDR-4883: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 29, 2020BiologicalDR-4504: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3481: Covid-19
June 20, 2019Severe StormDR-4449: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And Mudslides
February 25, 2019Severe StormDR-4417: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
October 19, 2018Severe StormDR-4403: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).