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Republic County, KS

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

AI Overview

Republic County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county with a population of 4,662 and a labor force participation rate of 59.5%, reflecting its older median age of 44.9 years. The workforce is largely high-school educated, with 94.8% holding at least a diploma but only 25.4% holding a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings stand at $34,539 against a notably low unemployment rate of 1.0%. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $76,000 and median gross rent of $638/month, though the county's population has edged down 0.5% over five years and a 14.6% poverty rate points to underlying income constraints.

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

Population

4,662

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,833

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,342 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races148 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone110 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race23 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone22 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic49
  2. 2.Spanish24
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic12
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4
  5. 5.Other Indo-European2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

50.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

307

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$52,392

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,465

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance415
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)379
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining265
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)249
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services153

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations684
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations618
  3. 3.Service Occupations326
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations314
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations243

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.29×)322
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.51×)358
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.03×)222
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.02×)154
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.85×)434

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$76,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$638/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $50,000 to $59,999147 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999131 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999121 (7.8%)
  • Less Than $10,000110 (7.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999106 (6.8%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99996 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,539

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,678 (77.9%)
  • Carpooled249 (11.6%)
  • Worked At Home83 (3.9%)
  • Walked80 (3.7%)
  • Other60 (2.8%)
  • Bicycle5 (0.2%)

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.