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
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:
- COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
- EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
- NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 31 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
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:
- COFFEY COUNTY (about 19 miles; BURLINGTON, KS; Abbreviation: UKL)
- YATES CENTER (about 20 miles; YATES CENTER, KS; Abbreviation: 8K5)
- EMPORIA MUNI (about 26 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Abbreviation: EMP)
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)