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Cheyenne County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Cheyenne County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cheyenne County is a small, agriculture-oriented community in far northwest Kansas with a population of 2,628 and a 1.8% unemployment rate that reflects near-full employment despite a labor force participation rate of 62.2%. The workforce skews toward lower formal educational attainment, with 21.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $34,194 against a GDP per capita of $49,606. Housing costs are low—median home value of $119,300 and median gross rent of $703/month—though a poverty rate of 17.4% and a population decline of 1.8% over five years signal ongoing demographic pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,628

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,429

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.8% since 2018

Cheyenne County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,321 (88.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race148 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races73 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone55 (2.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone23 (0.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone5 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish180
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic12
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

69

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,606

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,883

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining309
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance297
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services84
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities80
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)76

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations524
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations272
  3. 3.Service Occupations211
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations170
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations95

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 15.25×)307
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.98×)288
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.92×)102

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$119,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$703/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999121 (12.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999100 (10.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99986 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99981 (8.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99968 (7.2%)
  • $35,000 to $39,99960 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,194

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

13.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone926 (74.1%)
  • Worked At Home231 (18.5%)
  • Carpooled63 (5.0%)
  • Walked30 (2.4%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.