Graham County vs Kiowa County

A side-by-side comparison of Graham County and Kiowa County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kiowa County has the higher population (2,422 vs 2,406 in Graham County). Kiowa County has the higher median household income ($73,214 vs $52,909 in Graham County). Kiowa County has the higher median home value ($152,400 vs $88,800 in Graham County).

Population, income & housing

	Graham County	Kiowa County
Population	2,406	2,422
Median age	46.1 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,909	$73,214
Median home value	$88,800	$152,400
Median gross rent	$726	$728
Housing units	1,428	1,150
Homeownership rate	80.7%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graham County	Kiowa County
Population	2,519 → 2,406 (-4.5%)	2,505 → 2,422 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$46,375 → $52,909 (+14.1%)	$53,274 → $73,214 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $88,800 (+22.5%)	$113,900 → $152,400 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $726 (+31.0%)	$620 → $728 (+17.4%)

Graham County

Population

2,5192,406

Median household income

$46,375$52,909

Median home value

$72,500$88,800

Median gross rent

$554$726

Kiowa County

Population

2,5052,422

Median household income

$53,274$73,214

Median home value

$113,900$152,400

Median gross rent

$620$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Graham County	Kiowa County
Under 5	4.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	7.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	15.1%	10.7%
45 to 54	8.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	13.0%
75 and over	12.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graham County	Kiowa County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	88.6%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graham County	Kiowa County
No high school diploma	4.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	30.5%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graham County	Kiowa County
Drove alone	79.4%	76.3%
Carpooled	3.3%	5.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	3.5%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	8.0%	8.8%
Other means	5.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graham County	Kiowa County
1-unit, detached	87.8%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Graham County	Kiowa County
Poverty rate	11.3%	5.7%
Average household size	2.00	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	12	12
Median year structure built	1957	1972