Geary County vs Miami County

A side-by-side comparison of Geary County and Miami County: population, income, housing, and more.

Geary County and Miami County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Geary County has the higher population (35,895 vs 34,625 in Miami County). Miami County has the higher median household income ($88,000 vs $57,344 in Geary County). Miami County has the higher median home value ($277,700 vs $165,000 in Geary County).

Population, income & housing

	Geary County	Miami County
Population	35,895	34,625
Median age	27.1 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,344	$88,000
Median home value	$165,000	$277,700
Median gross rent	$1,119	$1,101
Housing units	15,917	14,090
Homeownership rate	42.8%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geary County	Miami County
Population	34,025 → 35,895 (+5.5%)	33,417 → 34,625 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$53,133 → $57,344 (+7.9%)	$71,995 → $88,000 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$148,800 → $165,000 (+10.9%)	$201,400 → $277,700 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,057 → $1,119 (+5.9%)	$827 → $1,101 (+33.1%)

Geary County

Population

34,02535,895

Median household income

$53,133$57,344

Median home value

$148,800$165,000

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,119

Miami County

Population

33,41734,625

Median household income

$71,995$88,000

Median home value

$201,400$277,700

Median gross rent

$827$1,101

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geary County	Miami County
Under 5	11.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	13.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	21.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	6.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	5.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	10.4%
75 and over	3.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geary County	Miami County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	91.0%
Black or African American	16.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	3.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geary County	Miami County
No high school diploma	6.6%	5.2%
High school graduate	25.6%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geary County	Miami County
Drove alone	75.8%	77.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	8.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	12.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geary County	Miami County
1-unit, detached	49.9%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	14.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	2.7%
20 or more units	5.1%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Geary County	Miami County
Poverty rate	19.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	18	30
Median year structure built	1988	1985