Cheyenne County, Kansas

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,628
Median household income: $55,765
Median home value: $119,300

Home to 2,628 residents, Cheyenne County is one of Kansas's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $55,765, its median household income sits below Kansas's $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Cheyenne County's population declined 1.4% from 2,665 to 2,628, while its median household income rose 17.1% from $47,639 to $55,765.

21.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,628
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,765
Median home value: $119,300
Median gross rent: $703
Housing units: 1,465
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6652,628

Median household income

$47,639$55,765

Median home value

$78,700$119,300

Median gross rent

$591$703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,665	$47,639	$78,700	$591
2020	2,639	$42,802	$84,200	$614
2021	2,647	$45,039	$91,200	$635
2022	2,619	$52,730	$114,700	$673
2023	2,628	$55,765	$119,300	$703

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	6.4%
5 to 17	442	16.8%
18 to 24	159	6.1%
25 to 34	249	9.5%
35 to 44	406	15.4%
45 to 54	157	6.0%
55 to 64	378	14.4%
65 to 74	367	14.0%
75 and over	303	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,307	87.8%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	66	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	239	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	226	12.2%
High school graduate	556	29.9%
Some college or associate's	676	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	294	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	108	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	920	74.6%
Carpooled	43	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	237	19.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	673	67.5%
15 to 29 min	130	13.0%
30 to 44 min	100	10.0%
45 to 59 min	55	5.5%
60+ min	39	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 17.4% (451 of 2,590)

	Count	Share
Family households	642	54.1%
Nonfamily households	544	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,186	81.0%
Vacant	279	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	944	79.6%
Renter-occupied	242	20.4%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,328	90.6%
1-unit, attached	7	0.5%
2 to 4 units	69	4.7%
5 to 19 units	17	1.2%
20 or more units	5	0.3%
Mobile home & other	39	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 20023
State: Kansas
Land area: 1,020 sq mi
Water area: 1.06 sq mi
Center point: 39.7899, -101.7273

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