Jewell County vs Trego County

A side-by-side comparison of Jewell County and Trego County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jewell County has the higher population (2,909 vs 2,778 in Trego County). Trego County has the higher median household income ($73,375 vs $52,344 in Jewell County). Trego County has the higher median home value ($115,400 vs $62,100 in Jewell County).

Population, income & housing

	Jewell County	Trego County
Population	2,909	2,778
Median age	50.3 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,344	$73,375
Median home value	$62,100	$115,400
Median gross rent	$591	$694
Housing units	1,760	1,673
Homeownership rate	80.7%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jewell County	Trego County
Population	2,885 → 2,909 (+0.8%)	2,840 → 2,778 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$40,676 → $52,344 (+28.7%)	$57,966 → $73,375 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$56,100 → $62,100 (+10.7%)	$99,300 → $115,400 (+16.2%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $591 (+16.3%)	$580 → $694 (+19.7%)

Jewell County

Population

2,8852,909

Median household income

$40,676$52,344

Median home value

$56,100$62,100

Median gross rent

$508$591

Trego County

Population

2,8402,778

Median household income

$57,966$73,375

Median home value

$99,300$115,400

Median gross rent

$580$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jewell County	Trego County
Under 5	5.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	16.3%
65 to 74	16.8%	15.2%
75 and over	13.8%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jewell County	Trego County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jewell County	Trego County
No high school diploma	6.2%	3.6%
High school graduate	35.7%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jewell County	Trego County
Drove alone	75.4%	77.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	11.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	7.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jewell County	Trego County
1-unit, detached	85.9%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Jewell County	Trego County
Poverty rate	12.8%	5.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1938	1963