Wilson County, KS
Demographic and economic profile of Wilson County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Wilson County, KS is a small rural county of 8,559 residents with a workforce characterized by modest educational attainment—21.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and relatively low labor costs, with median worker earnings of $40,392 and a 3.5% unemployment rate. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $93,900 and median gross rent of $727 per month, alongside a 77.7% homeownership rate. The county has seen a population decline of 2.5% over five years, a poverty rate of 15.8%, and a labor force participation rate of 59.9%, reflecting the demographic pressures common to shrinking rural communities.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.5% since 2018
Wilson County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,912 (93.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races366 (4.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race131 (1.5%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone65 (0.8%)
- Black or African American Alone15 (0.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone14 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish131
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island11
- 3.German or other West Germanic5
- 4.Other Indo-European1
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,032
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)743
- 3.Construction (Group)331
- 4.Public Administration (Group)270
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)261
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,388
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations860
- 3.Service Occupations622
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations539
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations499
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.84×)238
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.91×)739
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.26×)1,146
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.20×)221
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)249
Housing
Education
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.