Gove County, Kansas

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Gove County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Gove County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,799	2,947,197	334,922,499	3051st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,029	$74,275	$80,734	1537th of 3,221
Median Age	40.8	37.4	38.9	1860th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.2%	35.6%	35.7%	1335th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$118,400	$217,200	$332,700	2703rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$705	$1,060	$1,413	2718th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.1%	11.3%	12.5%	3172nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	3.9%	5.2%	2727th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.6	36.0	n/a	3011th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	7.4%	14.1%	2333rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.7	n/a	n/a	569th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.4%	67.2%	65.2%	725th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.5	19.7	26.4	2969th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	11.8%	15.1%	1501st of 3,222
Uninsured	11.4%	n/a	n/a	1369th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.4%	49.1%	46.9%	344th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.8%	n/a	n/a	2644th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Gove County, Kansas

Statistic	Gove County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.0	44.7	61.4

Age in Gove County, Kansas

Statistic	Gove County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	40.8	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	25.2%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.2%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.8%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Gove County, Kansas

Statistic	Gove County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	1,168	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.7%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.3%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	5.3%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.8%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	17.5%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Gove County, Kansas

Statistic	Gove County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,884	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.0%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.1%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.9%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.1%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.3%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.7%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Gove County, Kansas

Statistic	Gove County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,331	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.2%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.2%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.6%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.6%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,730	$2,798	n/a

Education in Gove County, Kansas

Statistic	Gove County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.0%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.4%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.8%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Gove County, Kansas

Statistic	Gove County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.1%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	57.4%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.5%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Gove County, Kansas

Statistic	Gove County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.2%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	9.2%	16.7%

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