Kiowa County vs Wichita County

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

Kiowa County and Wichita 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 2,115 in Wichita County). Kiowa County has the higher median household income ($73,214 vs $71,282 in Wichita County). Kiowa County has the higher median home value ($152,400 vs $98,700 in Wichita County).

Population, income & housing

	Kiowa County	Wichita County
Population	2,422	2,115
Median age	41.2 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,214	$71,282
Median home value	$152,400	$98,700
Median gross rent	$728	$738
Housing units	1,150	990
Homeownership rate	74.7%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kiowa County	Wichita County
Population	2,505 → 2,422 (-3.3%)	2,130 → 2,115 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$53,274 → $73,214 (+37.4%)	$57,978 → $71,282 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$113,900 → $152,400 (+33.8%)	$88,900 → $98,700 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $728 (+17.4%)	$707 → $738 (+4.4%)

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

Wichita County

Population

2,1302,115

Median household income

$57,978$71,282

Median home value

$88,900$98,700

Median gross rent

$707$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kiowa County	Wichita County
Under 5	6.1%	9.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	7.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	15.7%
75 and over	9.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kiowa County	Wichita County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	67.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kiowa County	Wichita County
No high school diploma	10.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	27.8%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kiowa County	Wichita County
Drove alone	76.3%	67.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	16.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	7.9%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kiowa County	Wichita County
1-unit, detached	86.4%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Kiowa County	Wichita County
Poverty rate	5.7%	16.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	12	13
Median year structure built	1972	1966