Deerfield, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 884. Estimated population in July 2024: 892 (+0.9% change)
Males: 471 (53.3%), Females: 413 (46.7%)
Kearny County
Zip code: 67838
Demographics
Median resident age: 27.2 years
Median household income: $31,944
Median house value: $58,800
Population by Race
Races in Deerfield:
- Hispanic (51.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (47.1%)
- Other race (30.5%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (18.2%), English (5.1%), Irish (5.0%), United States (4.0%), Dutch (2.3%), Russian (1.8%).
Elevation: 2947 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Deerfield
- High school or higher: 56.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Deerfield city
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 9.9%
27.4% Foreign born (26.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +143 (+19.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Deerfield:
- KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LAKIN, KS)
- ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS)
- BOB WILSON MEM GRANT CO HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; ULYSSES, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Deerfield:
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 30 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 67 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 84 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Deerfield:
- LAKIN (about 9 miles; LAKIN, KS; Abbreviation: 36K)
- ULYSSES (about 31 miles; ULYSSES, KS; Abbreviation: ULS)
- MARK HOARD MEML (about 36 miles; LEOTI, KS; Abbreviation: 3K7)
Amtrak station near Deerfield:
- 19 miles: GARDEN CITY (100 N. 7TH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deerfield:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 140 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 165 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 200 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 214 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 223 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 238 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 239 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
Public primary/middle school in Deerfield:
- DEERFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 71; Location: 803 BEECH; Grades: 06 – 08)