Cheyenne County, Kansas

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Cheyenne County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,628	2,947,197	334,922,499	3063rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,429	$74,275	$80,734	2441st of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	37.4	38.9	1916th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.0%	35.6%	35.7%	1652nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$125,900	$217,200	$332,700	2562nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$656	$1,060	$1,413	2920th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.0%	11.3%	12.5%	922nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	3.9%	5.2%	2768th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.6	36.0	n/a	3010th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.6%	7.4%	14.1%	1060th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1321st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.9%	67.2%	65.2%	972nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.1	19.7	26.4	3161st of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.5%	11.8%	15.1%	192nd of 3,222
Uninsured	15.1%	n/a	n/a	697th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.7%	49.1%	46.9%	2812th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.6%	n/a	n/a	1536th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.4%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.0	44.7	61.4

Age in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	40.6	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.3%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.7%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.3%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.2%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	1,210	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	49.6%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.1%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.9%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	46.6%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	26.7%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,989	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	23.8%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.0%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.1%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.9%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,455	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.2%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.8%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,951.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.1%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.9%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,636	$2,798	n/a

Education in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	10.8%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.2%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	40.0%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.6%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.1%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	67.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.4%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.9%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Statistic	Cheyenne County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.5%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.7%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	9.2%	16.7%

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