Geary County, Kansas

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Geary County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Geary County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	35,815	2,947,197	334,922,499	1321st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,317	$74,275	$80,734	2148th of 3,221
Median Age	27.1	37.4	38.9	3204th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.2%	35.6%	35.7%	1081st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$172,700	$217,200	$332,700	1751st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,104	$1,060	$1,413	720th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.0%	11.3%	12.5%	769th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.9%	3.9%	5.2%	450th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	93.1	36.0	n/a	1031st of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.7%	7.4%	14.1%	597th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.2	n/a	n/a	2404th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	43.5%	67.2%	65.2%	3200th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.5	19.7	26.4	2882nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.9%	11.8%	15.1%	2417th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1742nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.7%	49.1%	46.9%	1538th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.9%	n/a	n/a	269th 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 Geary County, Kansas

Statistic	Geary County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.9%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	14.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	64.0	44.7	61.4

Age in Geary County, Kansas

Statistic	Geary County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	27.1	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	31.8%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.1%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	21.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	11.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	8.7%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Geary County, Kansas

Statistic	Geary County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	14,158	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.0%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	42.7%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.3%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	24.5%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Geary County, Kansas

Statistic	Geary County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,780	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.7%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.3%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.6%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.0%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.0%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.2%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Geary County, Kansas

Statistic	Geary County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	15,939	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.8%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.6%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	56.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.6%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,496	$2,798	n/a

Education in Geary County, Kansas

Statistic	Geary County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	7.0%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.5%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	42.2%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.2%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Geary County, Kansas

Statistic	Geary County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.4%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.1%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.9%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.3%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Geary County, Kansas

Statistic	Geary County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	31.7%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.7%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.9%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.1%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.0%	9.2%	16.7%

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