Gove County, KS
Demographic and economic profile of Gove County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Gove County is a small, agriculture-anchored economy in western Kansas with a population of 2,796 that grew 6.8% over five years—notable for a rural county of its size. The labor force participation rate stands at 65.3% with an unemployment rate of 3.5%, though only 21.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings of $37,853 reflect a lower-cost workforce, supported by a median home value of $119,000 and median gross rent of $730 per month. GDP per capita of $86,870 runs well above the median household income of $66,029, suggesting output concentrated in capital- or resource-intensive sectors, while a poverty rate of just 4.1% points to relatively stable household finances across the county.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+6.8% since 2018
Gove County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone2,637 (94.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races70 (2.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race47 (1.7%)
- Asian Alone23 (0.8%)
- Black or African American Alone14 (0.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone8 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic6
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island3
- 3.Other Indo-European1
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance434
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining304
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)117
- 4.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)96
- 5.Construction (Group)79
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations574
- 2.Service Occupations281
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations240
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations165
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations157
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.