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Reno County, KS

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

AI Overview

Reno County, Kansas is a mid-sized rural county of 61,693 residents with an economy built around agriculture and manufacturing, supported by a workforce where 91.2% hold a high school diploma but only 20.5% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Labor costs are relatively low, with median worker earnings of $36,471 and a 3.9% unemployment rate, though labor force participation sits at 61.1%. Housing costs are minimal—median home value of $125,000 and median gross rent of $857/month—but the county has shed 2.2% of its population over the past five years, and per capita income of $32,203 trails the median household income figure, reflecting a workforce concentrated in moderate-wage occupations.

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

Population

61,693

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,645

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone52,333 (85.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,991 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,113 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,667 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,495 (2.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone485 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,737
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic984
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island328
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)246
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)65

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,967

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,582

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,203

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,415
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,606
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,626
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,281
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,239

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,325
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,538
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,641
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,133
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,623

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.93×)899
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.54×)4,476
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)3,723
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)1,542
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)7,226

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$125,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$857/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,191 (12.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,960 (11.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,885 (10.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,312 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,195 (6.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,133 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,471

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone22,944 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled2,713 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home1,736 (6.1%)
  • Walked398 (1.4%)
  • Other282 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle128 (0.5%)

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.