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Clark County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Clark County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clark County, KS is a small, rural county of 1,987 residents with an economy that punches well above its population size, posting a GDP per capita of $112,357 against median worker earnings of $43,491—a gap suggesting capital-intensive agricultural or extractive activity as the economic base. The labor force is tight, with a 2.1% unemployment rate and 61.8% participation, and 31.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $78,400 and median gross rent of $771/month, though the county has shed 3.2% of its population over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,987

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,043

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Clark County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,732 (87.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race108 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races64 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone45 (2.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone18 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone7 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish94
  2. 2.Other Indo-European16
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic7
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)7
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

128

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$112,357

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$35,022

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance245
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)173
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining124
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities65
  5. 5.Construction (Group)58

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations395
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations156
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations139
  4. 4.Service Occupations128
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations124

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.45×)143
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.56×)161
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)240

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$78,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$771/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $90,000 to $99,99977 (13.3%)
  • $60,000 to $69,99969 (11.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99959 (10.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99958 (10.0%)
  • $70,000 to $79,99954 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99932 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,491

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone666 (72.1%)
  • Carpooled102 (11.0%)
  • Walked74 (8.0%)
  • Worked At Home58 (6.3%)
  • Other21 (2.3%)
  • Bicycle3 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.