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Kingman County, KS

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

AI Overview

Kingman County is a small, agriculture-rooted Kansas county with a population of 7,284 and a labor force participation rate of 63.6%, reflecting a modestly sized workforce with 23.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $34,451 against a median home value of $107,400 and median gross rent of $807/month, indicating low occupancy costs relative to income. The county has posted a -2.5% population decline over five years, unemployment sits at 3.7%, and a poverty rate of 9.4% rounds out a stable but slowly contracting local economy.

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

Population

7,284

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,842

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,675 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races260 (3.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone103 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race100 (1.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone27 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone18 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish104
  2. 2.Other Indo-European11
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic4
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

345

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,893

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,969

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance877
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)474
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)395
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining381
  5. 5.Construction (Group)230

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,362
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations598
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations559
  4. 4.Service Occupations521
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations477

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.83×)392
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.32×)518
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.20×)204
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.07×)384
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.03×)256

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$107,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$807/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999214 (10.2%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999204 (9.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999191 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999155 (7.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999145 (6.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999139 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,451

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,874 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled299 (8.7%)
  • Worked At Home179 (5.2%)
  • Walked76 (2.2%)
  • Other21 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.