Gray County, Kansas

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 5,696
Median household income: $77,885
Median home value: $174,700

Gray County, Kansas counts 5,696 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $77,885, its median household income sits above Kansas's $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Gray County's population declined 5.7% from 6,039 to 5,696, while its median household income rose 20.0% from $64,930 to $77,885.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.6% of the population. 84.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,696
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $77,885
Median home value: $174,700
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 2,339
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0395,696

Median household income

$64,930$77,885

Median home value

$135,500$174,700

Median gross rent

$663$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,039	$64,930	$135,500	$663
2020	6,020	$70,457	$142,600	$663
2021	5,720	$70,321	$153,000	$761
2022	5,719	$74,500	$162,400	$802
2023	5,696	$77,885	$174,700	$833

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	405	7.1%
5 to 17	1,258	22.1%
18 to 24	448	7.9%
25 to 34	670	11.8%
35 to 44	671	11.8%
45 to 54	649	11.4%
55 to 64	682	12.0%
65 to 74	513	9.0%
75 and over	400	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,593	80.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	162	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	915	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	797	22.2%
High school graduate	854	23.8%
Some college or associate's	1,040	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	735	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	159	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,368	84.3%
Carpooled	235	8.4%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	68	2.4%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	119	4.2%
Other means	15	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,350	50.2%
15 to 29 min	818	30.4%
30 to 44 min	354	13.2%
45 to 59 min	110	4.1%
60+ min	59	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 6.9% (383 of 5,514)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,602	77.1%
Nonfamily households	476	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,078	88.8%
Vacant	261	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,667	80.2%
Renter-occupied	411	19.8%

1-unit, detached81.6%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,909	81.6%
1-unit, attached	40	1.7%
2 to 4 units	33	1.4%
5 to 19 units	71	3.0%
20 or more units	18	0.8%
Mobile home & other	268	11.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 20069
State: Kansas
Land area: 869 sq mi
Water area: 0.43 sq mi
Center point: 37.7445, -100.4517

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