About Colwich

Colwich is a very small town located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 2,349 people and just one neighborhood, Colwich is the 118th largest community in Kansas.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Colwich is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Colwich is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colwich who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.32%), sales jobs (9.16%), and management occupations (7.84%).

Because of many things, Colwich is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Colwich a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Colwich has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Colwich's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Colwich is a very car-oriented town. 98.97% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Colwich is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Colwich has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Colwich does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Colwich Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Colwich who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 23.05% of adults in Colwich have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Colwich in 2000 was $18,212, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,848 for a family of four. However, Colwich contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Colwich home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Colwich is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Colwich include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Colwich is English.