Geary County, Kansas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,895
Median household income: $57,344
Median home value: $165,000

Geary County, Kansas counts 35,895 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,344, its median household income sits below Kansas's $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Geary County's population grew 5.5% from 34,025 to 35,895, while its median household income rose 7.9% from $53,133 to $57,344.

The median resident is 27.1 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,895
Median age: 27.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,344
Median home value: $165,000
Median gross rent: $1,119
Housing units: 15,917
Homeownership rate: 42.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,02535,895

Median household income

$53,133$57,344

Median home value

$148,800$165,000

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,119

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,025	$53,133	$148,800	$1,057
2020	33,309	$52,019	$143,100	$954
2021	36,514	$54,664	$144,100	$1,057
2022	36,247	$57,992	$162,400	$1,132
2023	35,895	$57,344	$165,000	$1,119

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

Age distribution

Under 511.6%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 2413.8%

25 to 3421.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,170	11.6%
5 to 17	7,183	20.0%
18 to 24	4,955	13.8%
25 to 34	7,658	21.3%
35 to 44	4,391	12.2%
45 to 54	2,348	6.5%
55 to 64	2,082	5.8%
65 to 74	1,831	5.1%
75 and over	1,277	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,955	55.6%
Black or African American	5,757	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	78	0.2%
Asian	1,121	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.1%
Some other race	222	0.6%
Two or more races	2,914	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,811	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's43.5%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,290	6.6%
High school graduate	5,006	25.6%
Some college or associate's	8,516	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,040	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,735	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,051	75.8%
Carpooled	1,911	11.1%
Public transit	173	1.0%
Walked	898	5.2%
Bicycle	65	0.4%
Worked from home	839	4.9%
Other means	282	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,455	45.5%
15 to 29 min	6,038	36.9%
30 to 44 min	1,950	11.9%
45 to 59 min	460	2.8%
60+ min	477	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 19.3% (6,709 of 34,821)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,472	68.7%
Nonfamily households	4,315	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,787	86.6%
Vacant	2,130	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,903	42.8%
Renter-occupied	7,884	57.2%

1-unit, detached49.9%

1-unit, attached14.0%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units13.2%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,946	49.9%
1-unit, attached	2,227	14.0%
2 to 4 units	1,903	12.0%
5 to 19 units	2,105	13.2%
20 or more units	806	5.1%
Mobile home & other	930	5.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 20061
State: Kansas
Land area: 385 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 39.0021, -96.7681

Cities & places

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