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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish94
- 2.Other Indo-European16
- 3.German or other West Germanic7
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)7
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance245
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)173
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining124
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities65
- 5.Construction (Group)58
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations395
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations156
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations139
- 4.Service Occupations128
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations124
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.