Moving to Gridley, Kansas

Population: 372. Estimated population in July 2024: 365 (-1.9% change)
Males: 186 (50.0%), Females: 186 (50.0%)

Coffey County

Zip code: 66852

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $26,346
Median house value: $34,600

Population by Race

Races in Gridley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (36.6%), Irish (15.9%), English (10.8%), Italian (8.6%), Welsh (5.1%), Norwegian (3.5%).

Elevation: 1130 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Gridley, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gridley

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gridley city

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+5.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gridley:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gridley:

  • FORBES FIELD (about 61 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 90 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 102 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gridley:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gridley:

  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 66 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)

Public primary/middle schools in Gridley:

  • SOUTHERN COFFEY COUNTY JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: 600 STUCKEY; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • GRIDLEY ELEM (Students: 63; Location: 300 THIRD; Grades: PK – 04)