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Trego County, KS

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

AI Overview

Trego County is a small, agriculturally oriented rural county in western Kansas with a population of 2,778 and a 1.1% unemployment rate, pointing to a tight, fully employed labor pool. The workforce skews older—median age 48.0—with 28.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $46,250, against housing costs that remain low at a $115,400 median home value and $694/month median rent. The county posted a GDP per capita of $63,361 alongside a 5.5% poverty rate and an 82.2% homeownership rate, though population has contracted 2.8% over the past five years.

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

Population

2,778

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$81,528

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,646 (95.3%)
  • Asian Alone45 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race37 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone26 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone14 (0.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races9 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)12
  2. 2.Spanish6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

195

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$63,361

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$43,336

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance342
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining265
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)133
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)128
  5. 5.Construction (Group)118

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations429
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations408
  3. 3.Service Occupations244
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations231
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations180

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.48×)223
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.24×)127
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.96×)330
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 0.95×)139
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.80×)128

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$115,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$694/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999207 (18.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999163 (14.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99996 (8.5%)
  • $25,000 to $29,99974 (6.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99973 (6.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99965 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,250

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,094 (74.4%)
  • Carpooled168 (11.4%)
  • Worked At Home158 (10.7%)
  • Walked51 (3.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (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.