Lane County, KS
Demographic and economic profile of Lane County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Lane County, KS is a sparsely populated western Kansas county of 1,497 residents with an economy that generates a notable GDP per capita of $99,245 against median worker earnings of $38,125, suggesting capital-intensive agriculture as the productive base. The labor force is small and tight, with a 0.5% unemployment rate and 63.2% participation, while 24.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 95.0% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are low—median home value of $119,000 and median gross rent of $497/month—though the county has shed 8.8% of its population over five years, and a median age of 50.3 reflects an older resident base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-8.8% since 2018
Lane County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone1,337 (91.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone70 (4.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races18 (1.2%)
- Black or African American Alone17 (1.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race15 (1.0%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone4 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish153
- 2.German or other West Germanic19
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)18
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island5
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance124
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining104
- 3.Wholesale Trade (Group)72
- 4.Construction (Group)64
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services61
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations257
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations165
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations149
- 4.Service Occupations61
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations37
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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.