Goodland

Population: 3,878
Median household income: $53,929
Median home value: $112,800

Located in Sherman County, Kansas, Goodland is a community with a population of 3,878. The median household income of $53,929 is below the Sherman County median ($64,444).

Between 2019 and 2023, Goodland's population declined 10.1% from 4,315 to 3,878, while its median home value rose 8.8% from $103,700 to $112,800.

21.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,878
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,929
Median home value: $112,800
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 2,207
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3153,878

Median household income

$55,077$53,929

Median home value

$103,700$112,800

Median gross rent

$834$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,315	$55,077	$103,700	$834
2020	3,986	$56,024	$87,500	$825
2021	3,764	$53,485	$88,300	$774
2022	3,813	$54,228	$101,700	$821
2023	3,878	$53,929	$112,800	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	365	9.4%
5 to 17	721	18.6%
18 to 24	325	8.4%
25 to 34	403	10.4%
35 to 44	473	12.2%
45 to 54	286	7.4%
55 to 64	642	16.6%
65 to 74	242	6.2%
75 and over	421	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,950	76.1%
Black or African American	33	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	221	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	674	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	250	10.1%
High school graduate	649	26.3%
Some college or associate's	1,045	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	340	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	183	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,666	82.6%
Carpooled	69	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	53	2.6%
Bicycle	9	0.4%
Worked from home	194	9.6%
Other means	27	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,553	85.1%
15 to 29 min	174	9.5%
30 to 44 min	93	5.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	4	0.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 11.2% (413 of 3,684)

	Count	Share
Family households	994	56.5%
Nonfamily households	766	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,760	79.7%
Vacant	447	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,008	57.3%
Renter-occupied	752	42.7%

1-unit, detached81.4%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,797	81.4%
1-unit, attached	45	2.0%
2 to 4 units	158	7.2%
5 to 19 units	51	2.3%
20 or more units	33	1.5%
Mobile home & other	123	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2026875
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.3485, -101.7138