Kiowa County vs Sheridan County

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

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

Sheridan County has the higher population (2,442 vs 2,422 in Kiowa County). Kiowa County has the higher median household income ($73,214 vs $70,000 in Sheridan County). Kiowa County has the higher median home value ($152,400 vs $152,000 in Sheridan County).

Population, income & housing

	Kiowa County	Sheridan County
Population	2,422	2,442
Median age	41.2 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,214	$70,000
Median home value	$152,400	$152,000
Median gross rent	$728	$663
Housing units	1,150	1,156
Homeownership rate	74.7%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kiowa County	Sheridan County
Population	2,505 → 2,422 (-3.3%)	2,506 → 2,442 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$53,274 → $73,214 (+37.4%)	$62,885 → $70,000 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$113,900 → $152,400 (+33.8%)	$113,900 → $152,000 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $728 (+17.4%)	$640 → $663 (+3.6%)

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

Sheridan County

Population

2,5062,442

Median household income

$62,885$70,000

Median home value

$113,900$152,000

Median gross rent

$640$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kiowa County	Sheridan County
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.1%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.0%	12.2%
75 and over	9.3%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kiowa County	Sheridan County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kiowa County	Sheridan County
No high school diploma	10.7%	3.5%
High school graduate	27.8%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kiowa County	Sheridan County
Drove alone	76.3%	67.6%
Carpooled	5.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	7.9%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kiowa County	Sheridan County
1-unit, detached	86.4%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Kiowa County	Sheridan County
Poverty rate	5.7%	10.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	12	14
Median year structure built	1972	1966