Edgerton, Kansas
2000 census
### 2000 census

As of the [census](/wiki/Census "Census") of 2000, there were 1,440 people, 474 households, and 388 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 500 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95\.97% [White](/wiki/White_%28U.S._Census%29 "White (U.S. Census)"), 0\.35% [African American](/wiki/African_American_%28U.S._Census%29 "African American (U.S. Census)"), 1\.46% [Native American](/wiki/Native_American_%28U.S._Census%29 "Native American (U.S. Census)"), 0\.21% [Asian](/wiki/Asian_%28U.S._Census%29 "Asian (U.S. Census)"), 0\.07% from [other races](/wiki/Race_%28United_States_Census%29 "Race (United States Census)"), and 1\.94% from two or more races. [Hispanic](/wiki/Hispanic_%28U.S._Census%29 "Hispanic (U.S. Census)") or [Latino](/wiki/Latino_%28U.S._Census%29 "Latino (U.S. Census)") of any race were 2\.22% of the population. 23\.5% were of [German](/wiki/German_Americans "German Americans"), 21\.2% [American](/wiki/American_ancestry "American ancestry"), 14\.5% [Irish](/wiki/Irish_Americans "Irish Americans") and 10\.3% [English](/wiki/English_Americans "English Americans") ancestry according to [Census 2000](/wiki/Census_2000 "Census 2000").

There were 474 households, out of which 50\.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66\.0% were [married couples](/wiki/Marriage "Marriage") living together, 10\.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18\.1% were non\-families. 11\.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2\.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3\.03 and the average family size was 3\.31\.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 33\.0% under the age of 18, 11\.4% from 18 to 24, 35\.9% from 25 to 44, 16\.0% from 45 to 64, and 3\.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 112\.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104\.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,179, and the median income for a family was $51,213\. Males had a median income of $32,041 versus $23,594 for females. The [per capita income](/wiki/Per_capita_income "Per capita income") for the city was $16,911\. About 2\.3% of families and 3\.0% of the population were below the [poverty line](/wiki/Poverty_line "Poverty line"), including 4\.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


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